Youth Detention Center Overview
Youth Detention Center is listed by Maryland DPSCS as a Baltimore detention facility. The facility is located at 926 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202. The current official location text captured in the research was sparse and did not expose the same kind of public schedule or full contact block available for some other Baltimore facilities. Because the population is youthful, the page should be read differently from an adult jail roster page.
The research identifies YDC as a DPSCS Division of Pretrial Detention and Services facility for youth charged as adults or otherwise held in DPSCS youth detention custody. That wording matters. It is not appropriate to describe YDC as a general adult jail, a state prison for sentenced adults, or a public mugshot gallery. A family member, attorney, victim advocate, or authorized party may need a different confirmation channel than a member of the general public.
The official DPSCS facility locator lists Baltimore City detention and correctional locations. For broader facility context, the DPSCS facility locator is a useful starting point, while individual custody questions should be verified through DPSCS or the court process. For court case information that is public, Maryland Judiciary Case Search remains the court-record path, but youth-related matters may be restricted, sealed, or handled outside ordinary adult search expectations.
Youth Detention Center Capacity and Population
The 2025 PREA audit search result cited in the research listed Youth Detention Center with a designed facility capacity of 60, a current population of 81, and an average daily population of 70. The same research notes both female/girl and male/boy population designation. Those numbers should be described as audit-based figures from the 2025 PREA material, not as a live daily population count.
The audit snapshot also means YDC should not be combined casually with the adult pretrial population at Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center or the state correctional population at Metropolitan Transition Center and Baltimore City Correctional Center. Its population is narrower, more sensitive, and more privacy-protected. A person trying to locate a youth should expect more verification, fewer public details, and more reliance on official contact channels.
How to Look Up a Youth at Youth Detention Center
No official public adult-style roster or mugshot gallery for Youth Detention Center was documented in the research. That is expected for a youth detention setting. The practical route is to use official channels: DPSCS facility contact, counsel, the court or clerk for public court records, and Maryland VINE when notification coverage applies. For a person who later enters covered state correctional custody, the DPSCS Incarcerated Individual Locator may become relevant, but it does not promise complete information about everyone in DPSCS custody.
- Start with the youth's full legal name and any court case number, SID, or attorney information already known.
- Use court or attorney channels for case status, because youth records and youthful-detainee information may not be fully public online.
- Contact DPSCS or the facility route for custody confirmation rather than assuming an adult jail roster exists.
- Search Maryland Judiciary Case Search only for public adult criminal case information and expect that some records may be restricted or unavailable online.
- Use Maryland VINE for notifications when available, then verify custody or release details with the official agency that created the record.
Privacy caveat: Youth Detention Center should not be presented as an adult roster source. Youthful detainee information may be limited by privacy, court, sealing, or access rules.
Youth Detention Center Address and Contact
The research located the YDC address through the facility map and official DPSCS listing, but it did not locate a current public phone number in the official location text inspected. Because of that gap, avoid inventing a number. Use the DPSCS facility locator, the court, counsel, or the appropriate DPSCS public information route for confirmation.
Youth Detention Center
926 Greenmount Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone not located in the official text captured for this research.
DPSCS detention facility for youthful detainees.
Visiting Someone at Youth Detention Center
The current official text captured for Youth Detention Center did not expose a detailed visiting schedule. The research also references a DPSCS visitation and weather-change context, which means visits should be confirmed close to the intended date. In youth detention, visitor approval, family relationship, age, identification, legal authority, and case status can matter more than a generic weekly schedule.
General DPSCS visitor screening rules are still relevant. Visitors to correctional facilities may need to clear a metal detector, can be subject to canine, electronic drug detection, or visual searches, and visitors age 16 or older need valid state-issued photo identification. Cell phones, tobacco products, and electronic devices must be secured outside the visiting area. For youth custody, expect additional verification before any visit is approved.
| Visit Topic | YDC Guidance from Research | Practical Action |
|---|---|---|
| Published schedule | No detailed schedule was captured from the official text inspected. | Confirm with DPSCS or the facility before traveling. |
| Visitor eligibility | Youth custody may involve stricter privacy and relationship limits. | Have identification and proof of relationship or authorization if requested. |
| Weather or schedule changes | The official page context referenced weather-change information. | Check the facility or DPSCS before same-day travel. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Youth Detention Center
DPSCS mail and money rules should be verified for YDC before sending anything because youth detention facilities may have special restrictions. For ordinary DPSCS mail, use the person's legal name, SID if known, the facility name, and the facility address. Do not send cash, checks, or money orders directly to a correctional facility unless DPSCS has instructed that exact method for that facility.
DPSCS banking services identify the Maryland Offender Banking System. For lockbox facilities, money orders are sent to P.O. Box 17111, Baltimore, MD 21297-0382 with the incarcerated individual's name, facility name or abbreviation, SID, and sender name and address. Processing usually takes 2 to 7 business days from receipt and processing if information is correct, may take up to 10 days with mail delivery, and money orders of $250 or more are held for 30 days.
Phone services are handled through ConnectNetwork/GTL/ViaPath for DPSCS phone account management. DPSCS does not set up family phone accounts directly. For YDC, contact permissions and call access may depend on youth status, facility rules, parent or guardian authorization, court restrictions, and disciplinary status.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Use name, SID if known, Youth Detention Center, 926 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202, and verify youth-specific mail rules. |
| Phone | ConnectNetwork/GTL/ViaPath for DPSCS account management, subject to youth custody restrictions. |
| Money Deposit | Maryland Offender Banking System lockbox process where applicable; confirm before sending funds for a youth. |
Intake and Case Routing at Youth Detention Center
YDC should be described as a youth detention setting, not as a routine adult booking facility. The research says youth charged as adults or otherwise held in DPSCS youth detention custody may be present there. Intake can involve identity verification, safety screening, classification, separation from adult populations, medical and mental-health screening, property handling, and coordination with the court or counsel. The public details of that process may be more limited than adult jail booking information.
For court records after a Baltimore City arrest, Maryland Judiciary Case Search may show public adult criminal case summaries such as party name, case number, date of birth when public, trial date, charge, disposition, and status. It also removes or restricts certain criminal matters from online display. For youth-related cases, assume additional limits may apply and verify through the court, clerk, or attorney rather than treating online absence as proof of no custody or no case.
About Youth Detention Center
Youth Detention Center sits in the same Baltimore City correctional corridor as several adult and state facilities, but the custody role is distinct. Nearby facilities include Baltimore City Correctional Center at 901 Greenmount Avenue, Metropolitan Transition Center at 954 Forrest Street, and the Madison Street facilities used for intake, reception, classification, and federal detention functions. That clustering creates a real risk of calling the wrong facility or applying the wrong lookup rule.
The safest records language for YDC is narrow and source-based: it is a DPSCS youth detention facility, the research found audit-based population and capacity figures, and no public adult-style roster or mugshot gallery should be claimed. If the purpose is urgent family contact, legal representation, release planning, or safety, use official DPSCS, court, and attorney channels rather than public search assumptions.
Note: Confirm youth custody, visitor eligibility, and any record-access limits through DPSCS, the court, or counsel before acting.