• Jennifer Road Detention Center, Annapolis, MD 21401, 410-222-7374: intake and pretrial, maximum security.
• Ordnance Road Correctional Center, 600 E. Ordnance Road, Glen Burnie, MD 21060, 410-222-4900: mostly sentenced people.

Arrests by Annapolis city police, county police and state troopers all funnel through Jennifer Road.

The Jennifer Road and Ordnance Road jails share one county inmate locator, which returns a housing location, future court dates and bail information for people committed to county detention. Try partial names if the spelling is uncertain. Court files are on Case Search.

A commissioner on the jail campus at 410-222-2157 sets the first terms at any hour, and a District Court judge reviews them on the next court day. Our Anne Arundel bail guide covers posting money and refunds.

The Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office serves warrants here; call 410-222-1570 or search its online warrant database. The database covers only warrants that have sat unserved for at least six months, so call if the name is not there. An Annapolis city case can also be checked with Annapolis Police.

To clear one, many people use the Sheriff's Safe Surrender program: you arrange a time, a deputy meets you, and you go straight to the processing center at the Jennifer Road jail for an initial appearance before a commissioner. A lawyer and money set aside for possible bail make the day shorter. When the trouble is a missed court date, a clerk may offer another one: Circuit Court, 8 Church Circle, Annapolis, 410-222-1397; District Court, 251 Rowe Boulevard, 410-260-1370, or Glen Burnie, 410-260-1800.

The state's case lookup lists charges and hearing dates once a case is filed. It cannot tell you whether a person is wanted.

A commissioner on the jail campus, 410-222-2157, sets first terms at any hour. Maryland commissioners can release on a promise to appear, add conditions, or set a secured amount; the locator shows the figure. A judge looks again the next court day for anyone still held. Our bail here page walks through paying and getting money back.

Yes: VINELink tracks Jennifer Road and Ordnance Road both. Once you locate the record, choose text, phone or email notice for release or a move to state prison.

At Jennifer Road, staff record address, age and an emergency contact, then collect, list and store personal property. Each person gets jail clothing and an ID badge, can make a collect call, and has a medical screening. Within 24 hours the commissioner on the jail campus, 410-222-2157, reviews the charges, covers counsel and release. Our court guide covers what follows.

Minor charges and bail reviews go to the District Court at 251 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, 410-260-1370, or 7500 Gov. Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, 410-260-1800. Church Circle, number 8, is where Anne Arundel's Circuit Court sits; felony and jury cases land there, 410-222-1397. Anyone still held gets a judge's review on the next District Court day.

A commissioner decides eligibility using form DC-099, filed in person, by mail or online through the Judiciary's Guide & File tool. Have income, expenses and asset details ready. After approval, contact the public defender's main office, 1700 Margaret Avenue, Annapolis, 410-295-8800; the Glen Burnie court office is at 410-412-7103. The public defender also represents eligible people at the bail review.

Annapolis's detention locator lists the next court date and bail. For the charges themselves, search Maryland Judiciary Case Search by exact name. It shows a summary, not the papers; the clerk's office keeps the full file and charges a fee for copies. Charges that ended in dismissal or acquittal no longer appear online. An Annapolis-area citation or summons for a jailable charge sets a preliminary inquiry instead of jail; with no time listed, go within five business days.

Visiting rules differ between Jennifer Road and Ordnance Road. Call 410-222-7374 before you go, and read our visitation guide for general tips on ID and dress.

• From Jennifer Road or Ordnance Road, calls are outgoing and recorded; our phone guide explains accounts.
• Message options appear in our inmate email guide.
• For letters, use the full name and facility; see our mail rules.
• Funds go through the deposit page and commissary guide.

For booking photos, ask the Department of Detention Facilities at 410-222-7374 about a request. ICE booking photos must be requested through ICE's FOIA office. Federal booking photos are not released to the public or the press, except that the U.S. Marshals Service may publish one while looking for a fugitive.

Annapolis-area federal cases land in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (clerk 410-962-2600; Greenbelt 301-344-0660). Release is argued before a magistrate. Before trial, Marshals for the District of Maryland, 410-962-2220, choose housing. Post-sentence, consult the BOP inmate locator.

• Detainer: ICE may fax Form I-247A to Jennifer Road once prints are matched.
• Window: The jail is asked for up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)). Bail here paid in full still leaves it pending.
• Pickup: Agents may collect the person in Annapolis then; absent agents, Jennifer Road lets them leave.
• Next stop: ICE assigns a center. Query the ICE detainee locator. The ICE Baltimore Field Office is at 31 Hopkins Plaza, 6th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-637-4000.

After a sentenced person leaves Ordnance Road for state custody, use the DPSCS inmate locator with a name or DOC number, and look up the prison on our Maryland prisons directory.

Children usually go through the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, 217 E. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, 410-230-3100, instead of Jennifer Road. An intake worker decides on release or youth detention. Some 16 and 17 year olds face adult charges for serious offenses.

At Jennifer Road, medical staff screen each new arrival before housing to see whether urgent care or special housing is needed, so give accurate health information. Anyone still held 14 days later gets a physical exam from a doctor or physician assistant. Call 410-222-7374 about medication questions.

Property taken at intake is stored until release, and the jail clothing and linens issued at booking must be turned back in. People moved to Ordnance Road, usually the next business day, meet a case manager who checks eligibility for work release. Send letters per our mail page; funds go through the money page and commissary guide.

Bail goes to the court, the commissioner or a licensed bondsman of your own choosing. Anyone who phones saying a warrant will be dropped if you pay by Zelle, Cash App or gift card is lying, even if the caller ID shows a court or Sheriff number. Confirm warrants with the Sheriff's Office at 410-222-1571. Report the call to the Attorney General at 888-743-0023.

Rules differ by building, so call 410-222-7374 or 410-222-4900 first. Bring photo ID. Lawyers can visit any hour without an appointment; clergy on the approved list visit daily from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Our visiting guide has general tips.

• Annapolis Police Department, 410-268-9000.
• Anne Arundel County Police Department, 8495 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108, 410-222-8050 (Alternative number: 410-222-8500).
• Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, 8 Church Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401, 410-222-1571.
• Crofton Police Department (special tax district), 410-721-2301.
• Maryland State Police: Annapolis Barrack J, 610 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401, 410-267-5800; Glen Burnie Barrack P, 6800 Aviation Boulevard, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, 410-761-5130.

Highland Beach, the county's other town, has no police department, so county police take its calls. Emergencies: 911.