Address:
954 Forrest Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone:
410-230-1452
Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center in Baltimore, Maryland, contact visits of any type may be suspended. Even if they have visits, from time to time, face masks may be required.
Approved Non-contact visits with family, friends and the inmate’s lawyers may still be allowed when at-home or onsite video visitation is not available, however given that new guidelines are changing daily please check the visitation page or call 410-230-1452 for updates.
At-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center, when this service is available, can be found by going to the visitation information page.
We highly recommend that you call 410-230-1452 first for any changes due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances, including whether your inmate has become ill and is unable to be in the general population where video kiosks are available.
Experts in the study of the COVID-19 are anticipating that spread of the virus will be a ongoing concern for Baltimore city, the state of Maryland and the entire United States until well into 2024 and maybe even beyond. We are witnessing the virus becoming more contagious, but less deadly over time. Many people think that the 'more contagious, but less deadly' variants will infect so many people that a higher level of natural immunity for the majority of Americans will be the end result.
Whether the inmates are safe from contracting the coronavirus depends entirely on two things:
At this stage most people who get the coronavirus show very few symptoms beyond what you might experience with a bad cold or a mild case of the common flu. Newer variants are turning out to be less deadly than the common flu we experience every year.
Studies that have been done are showing that the hardest hit are those 60 years of age and older, those with pre-existing medical issues like diabetes, leukemia or obese individuals. Young men and women rarely become very ill, and when they do, seem to recover quickly.
Given the close proximity of inmates and staff to each other in this lockup, it is going to be very difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once it is introduced into the facility as the virus can spread via the microscopic vapor that we release every time we speak, cough or sneeze.
We will continuously update this page as the virus changes and new policies are instituted.
For inmates receiving mail in the Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.
All mail is to be shipped to the Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate’s State Identification (SID) number
MTC
954 FORREST STREET
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21202
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.
There are three options for putting money on an inmate's books:
Option 1 - Deposit Inmate Money Online
Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center uses Access Corrections to process all online deposits to an inmate's account. Access Corrections charges you a small fee for doing so, but the fee probably isn't as much as gas and parking would cost to take it to the jail in person.
Option 2 - Mail the Inmate Deposit to the Jail
Mailing a deposit takes more time to process than the other methods but can be done if you live too far away to bring it in person and you don't have a debit/credit card for online deposits. Never send cash. Always send a Money Order from the US Post Office, a reputable bank, Western Union, or Moneygram.
DPSCS Lockbox
P.O. Box 17111
Baltimore, MD 21297-0382
You should call the banking institution that issued the money order for the date cashed or similarly related questions, first..
Option 3 - Make an Inmate Deposit over the Phone by calling Access Corrections at 866-345-1884.
For more information about sending an inmate money for phone cards or other commissary sundries, check out our Inmate Money Page.
To Deposit Money in an inmate's account follow these steps:
**NOTE** GTL is in a transition merging into a new company called ViaPath Technologies.
All the information you need to understand depositing money into an inmate's trust fund, specifically for phone calls, but also for Commissary, in Baltimore city, can be found on our Send Money Page.
Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
For full instructions on the Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out our Inmate Phones Page.
To mail or email an inmate in Baltimore city follow these steps:
When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please follow these instructions:
Emailing Messages & Photos
Facility_name_1} contracts with GTL GettingOut, the same service that handles iInmate Phone Systems and Video Visitation, for sending secure messages and photos between you and your inmate.
If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.
Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.
Customer Service Questions
'Online' Contact Form, or
Call 866-516-0115
Go here to this FAQ to get answers to how the transition to ViaPath from GTL and gettingout will affect your account.
All the information you need to understand mail and email policies for Baltimore city can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
To find out how to get access to a tablet for inmate read the following:
1. First, Register or Sign In to GettingOut/GTL
2. Purchase the services you want for your Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center inmate.
3. All inmates have free access to the tablets to read their letters from family & friends, but there are many other services available to keep your inmate busy while incarcerated... such as Games, Books, Music and Movies. These other services come with fees that you can pay for when you pay for phone service.
To learn more about Tablet Rentals for inmates, including the cost, all the services available and everything else you need to know, check out our Tablet Rental Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Baltimore city.
To send commissary money to an inmate in Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center follow these steps:
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Baltimore Metropolitan Transition Center.