Chesapeake Detention Facility Role
Chesapeake Detention Facility, or CDF, sits in the Baltimore City detention cluster near other DPSCS facilities, but it does not serve the same purpose as Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center. The official DPSCS Chesapeake Detention Facility page lists the facility at maximum security and notes that it opened in 1988. Official facility materials also identify the facility as formerly known as the Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center. Its facility type must be treated as federal detention related, not as a county jail roster page.
Public facility materials connect CDF to federal detention use, including U.S. Marshals Service pretrial detainees and other high-security detainees. That distinction changes the lookup path. A federal defendant awaiting trial may be in U.S. Marshals custody at CDF but not yet committed to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The public BOP Inmate Locator is useful for federal inmates in BOP records from 1982 to the present, but it is not a complete live list of all U.S. Marshals pretrial detainees.
The matched manifest image comes from the DPSCS CDF location page, which is the official source for the facility name, contact point, security level, and basic public profile.
The screenshot helps distinguish CDF from nearby Baltimore City facilities that handle local intake, state reception, reentry, or work-release populations.
Chesapeake Detention Capacity Notes
CDF capacity should be read with a source caveat. A 2024 PREA audit source lists a designed capacity of 482. Earlier official or PREA material described CDF as a federal detention facility for U.S. Marshals Service pretrial detainees and listed 570. The later audit figure is the better current source, but the conflict should not be erased. CDF population should not be added to BCBIC's pretrial count or MRDCC's sentenced reception count because the custody populations are not the same.
| Facility Fact | Research Finding | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| Security level | Maximum | Published on the DPSCS location page |
| Opened | 1988 | Published by DPSCS |
| Later capacity source | 482 | 2024 PREA audit search result |
| Earlier capacity source | 570 | Older official or PREA material, flagged as conflicting |
Chesapeake Detention Inmate Lookup
A Chesapeake Detention Facility lookup starts by deciding whether the person is a federal pretrial detainee, a sentenced federal prisoner, a state prisoner, or someone in another custody system. For federal pretrial custody, public sources point to CDF and the U.S. Marshals Service District of Maryland context. For sentenced federal custody, use the BOP locator. For state sentenced custody in Maryland, use the DPSCS locator instead. For immigration custody, use ICE ODLS, not CDF as a general roster.
- Confirm whether the case is federal by checking court records, attorney information, or the arresting agency context.
- Call CDF when the question is physical custody or visit routing for a person believed to be housed there.
- Search the BOP locator only if the person may be in BOP records from 1982 to present or committed to federal sentence custody.
- For federal pretrial matters, use U.S. Marshals District of Maryland contact context rather than assuming the BOP locator is complete.
Federal custody note: A person can be physically housed at CDF before appearing in BOP public search results.
Chesapeake Detention Facility Contact
Chesapeake Detention Facility's official contact card is short but important. The facility address, phone, fax, and DPSCS classification should be confirmed before travel or records requests. Federal court and U.S. Marshals questions may need to go through the federal case, defense counsel, or the District of Maryland contact route. The public should not call the Baltimore City Sheriff's Office expecting a county jail roster for CDF, because no sheriff-run inmate list for this facility was located in official sources.
Chesapeake Detention Facility
401 E. Madison Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-539-5445
Fax: 410-332-4561
U.S. Marshals District of Maryland
101 W. Lombard Street, Suite 6115
Baltimore, MD 21201-2674
410-962-2220
Federal pretrial custody context, weekdays 8:30 AM-5 PM in the public source
Chesapeake Detention Visiting Rules
The public CDF facility text did not publish a detailed day-by-day visiting schedule. Because CDF is maximum security and has federal detention use, visit approval, timing, and visitor eligibility should be confirmed with the facility before travel. General DPSCS visitor rules still matter: visitors must clear a metal detector, can be subject to canine or electronic drug detection searches, and must follow contraband rules. Visitors age 16 or older should expect to show valid state-issued photo identification.
| Visit Topic | Captured Rule or Caveat | Practical Step |
|---|---|---|
| Public schedule | No detailed CDF schedule found in the public facility text | Call CDF before travel |
| Security screening | General DPSCS rules include metal detector and possible searches | Bring valid ID and avoid prohibited items |
| Federal pretrial custody | Federal status can affect visit approval | Confirm with CDF, counsel, or USMS context |
| Contraband | DPSCS warns against contraband in places of confinement | Do not bring phones, tobacco, or electronic devices into visit processing |
Note: CDF visit information should be verified the same day because federal holds, housing status, and security reviews can change access.
Chesapeake Detention Mail Money
Mail, phone, and money rules generally follow DPSCS facility rules unless federal contract rules or CDF-specific instructions say otherwise. No separate CDF commissary fee schedule or deposit vendor table was located in the official material reviewed. DPSCS phone services identify ConnectNetwork, GTL, or ViaPath as the authorized account and deposit management portal for phone service, with support at 877-650-4249. DPSCS banking rules state that families should not mail checks, cash, or money orders directly to a correctional facility.
| Service | Rule or Provider |
|---|---|
| Use the person's full name, SID or federal identifier if known, and Chesapeake Detention Facility as the facility. | |
| Phone | ConnectNetwork, GTL, or ViaPath account services under DPSCS phone guidance. |
| Money order lockbox | P.O. Box 17111, Baltimore, MD 21297-0382, when DPSCS lockbox rules apply. |
| Processing | Usually 2-7 business days after receipt and processing; up to 10 days with mail time. |
| Large deposits | Money orders of $250 or more are held for 30 days. |
Because CDF has federal detention use, sender information and the person's correct custody identifier are important. Federal court case numbers, USMS context, or BOP register numbers may help the family confirm the right record, but the facility should verify which number belongs on mail or deposits.
Chesapeake Detention Federal Records
CDF records may intersect with federal court, U.S. Marshals custody, BOP records, and Maryland DPSCS facility administration. A criminal case record can show charges, hearings, and docket activity, while a custody record answers where a person is being held. A BOP locator match can show a sentenced federal inmate record, but pretrial federal detention can sit outside the public BOP search until the person is committed to BOP custody.
- USMS custody
- Federal pretrial custody, transport, and detention before a person is committed to BOP sentence custody.
- BOP custody
- Federal Bureau of Prisons records for federal inmates from 1982 to present, with release dates that can change.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency that can affect release, transfer, or movement between custody systems.
- Maximum security
- A custody designation requiring tighter movement, screening, and housing controls than lower-security facilities.
No public federal mugshot gallery is documented for CDF detainees. ICE ODLS is a custody locator, not a booking-photo system. Maryland VINE can help with notifications in covered state or local matters, but it should be checked against the originating agency.