Glen Burnie Inmate Population
Inmate population records for Glen Burnie fall under Anne Arundel County, since Glen Burnie is an unincorporated community without its own city government or jail. What makes Glen Burnie stand out is that one of the county's two main correctional facilities sits right here in town. The Ordnance Road Correctional Center at 600 E. Ordnance Road is a medium-security facility that holds sentenced inmates. The other facility, Jennifer Road Detention Center in Annapolis, handles pretrial detainees. This page covers how to look up Glen Burnie inmate population data, which facilities hold local arrestees, and how to request records from the county.
Glen Burnie Inmate Population Quick Facts
Ordnance Road Correctional Center in Glen Burnie
The Ordnance Road Correctional Center is located right in Glen Burnie at 600 E. Ordnance Road, Glen Burnie, MD 21060. The phone number is 410-222-6358. This is a medium-security facility that holds sentenced inmates serving up to 18 months. It was built in 1998 and has a capacity of 540. The facility is run by the Anne Arundel County Department of Detention Facilities. Most people who are convicted on charges from the Glen Burnie area and get a sentence under 18 months will serve their time at this facility, often just minutes from where they were arrested.
Ordnance Road handles a specific part of the Anne Arundel County inmate population. The facility focuses on sentenced inmates rather than people waiting for trial. If someone is picked up in Glen Burnie and cannot post bail, they first go to the Jennifer Road Detention Center in Annapolis for pretrial holding. Once convicted and sentenced, they may be moved back to Ordnance Road. Inmates with sentences over 18 months get transferred to a state facility run by DPSCS.
The distinction matters. If you are trying to find someone who was just arrested in Glen Burnie, check Jennifer Road first. If they have already been sentenced, Ordnance Road is the more likely spot.
Glen Burnie Pretrial Inmates at Jennifer Road
The Jennifer Road Detention Center sits at 131 Jennifer Road in Annapolis, MD 21401. Call them at 410-222-7374. This is the max-security facility for Anne Arundel County with a capacity of 635. It handles pretrial detainees, which means people who have been arrested but not yet convicted. If someone is picked up by police in Glen Burnie, this is where they go first.
Jennifer Road also holds inmates classified as high-security risks. The facility runs intake and booking for the whole county. That includes Glen Burnie, Severn, Annapolis, and every other part of Anne Arundel County. Central booking processes new arrests around the clock. Once a person sees a commissioner and gets a bail amount, they stay at Jennifer Road until they post bail or until their case is resolved in court.
Note: Anne Arundel County runs both Ordnance Road and Jennifer Road as part of its Department of Detention Facilities.
Glen Burnie Law Enforcement and Inmate Processing
The Anne Arundel County Police Department covers Glen Burnie. The Northern District station is at 939 Hammonds Lane, Baltimore, MD 21225. The phone number is 410-222-6135. The Anne Arundel County Police website has contact info for all district offices. Glen Burnie falls under the Northern District, which covers the northern part of the county along the Baltimore border.
When officers in Glen Burnie make an arrest, the person is transported to the Jennifer Road Detention Center in Annapolis for booking. The drive takes about 30 minutes. After booking, a court commissioner reviews the charges and sets bail. If the person posts bail, they are released. If not, they stay at Jennifer Road until their court date. Convicted inmates serving short sentences may transfer to the Ordnance Road facility right here in Glen Burnie.
Searching Glen Burnie Inmate Population
Anne Arundel County offers an online inmate locator. The Anne Arundel County inmate locator lets you search for people held at both Ordnance Road and Jennifer Road. This is the best place to start if you need to find someone who was arrested in Glen Burnie. The tool is free and available to anyone.
The inmate locator interface for Anne Arundel County is shown below.
Search by name to find current inmates from the Glen Burnie area.
The DPSCS Incarcerated Individual Locator covers state-level inmates. If someone from Glen Burnie was sentenced to more than 18 months and transferred to a state prison, this is the tool to use. Search by last name. The system uses partial matching. It does not show everyone in DPSCS custody, and it does not list people who have been released.
The Maryland Judiciary Case Search is another free tool. It covers criminal, civil, and traffic cases statewide. You can look up cases from the Anne Arundel County courts to see charges, court dates, and case status. This is not a live custody check but can confirm if someone from Glen Burnie has a pending criminal case.
Glen Burnie Inmate Alerts on VINELink
VINELink works for Anne Arundel County. You can search for inmates by name or ID. The big advantage is the alert system. Sign up to get notified when someone's custody status changes. Alerts come by text, email, or phone. The service is free, anonymous, and runs around the clock. Call 1-866-277-7477 for help with the system. For Glen Burnie inmate population checks, VINELink often works when the jail phone lines are tied up or when you need to check outside normal hours.
Glen Burnie Inmate Records Requests
You can request Glen Burnie inmate population records through the Maryland Public Information Act. Under General Provisions Article Section 4-301, any person can inspect public records at reasonable times. Section 4-305 spells out what inmate data is always public: the name of the inmate, charges filed, conviction details, the sentence, and where they are held. Medical records and social security numbers are not public.
Send your PIA request to the Anne Arundel County Department of Detention Facilities. For police records from Glen Burnie arrests, contact the Anne Arundel County Police at 410-222-6135. The Northern District office handles records for the Glen Burnie area. Under Correctional Services Article Section 8-101, officials must keep accurate records on every inmate received, discharged, or released. These records include the inmate's name, age, offense, sentence, and conduct while in custody.
Fees run $0.25 per page for black and white copies. Electronic copies are free when records already exist in digital form. The first two hours of search and prep time are free for state-level requests through DPSCS at dpscs.pia@maryland.gov. Fee waivers are possible under Section 4-308 if the request serves the public interest.
Anne Arundel County and Glen Burnie Inmate Population
All criminal justice functions for Glen Burnie run through Anne Arundel County. The county circuit court handles felony cases. The district court handles misdemeanors. Both sit in Annapolis. For complete details on Anne Arundel County's two detention facilities, visiting rules, programs, commissary, and records processes, see our Anne Arundel County inmate population page. That page covers both the Ordnance Road and Jennifer Road facilities in full.
Glen Burnie has a unique position in the county system because the Ordnance Road Correctional Center is physically located here. That means a good chunk of the Anne Arundel County sentenced inmate population serves time right in Glen Burnie. For families of inmates, that can make visits easier since Ordnance Road is closer than the Jennifer Road facility in Annapolis for people who live in the northern part of the county.
Nearby Cities and Counties
These nearby cities also have inmate population pages with local details on facilities and search tools.
Glen Burnie inmates are held in Anne Arundel County facilities. See the full county page for more.