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Maryland Correctional Institution - Jessup

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Maryland Correctional Institution - Jessup is a state prison located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Rated capacity: 1,038. Reported population: 997. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Maryland Correctional Institution - Jessup is a medium security state prison for men located in Jessup, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It opened in 1981, first as an Annex to the state House of Correction and then as a separate facility, and holds a maximum of 1068 male inmates at medium security. The facility is immediately across the street from Jessup Correctional Institution (JCI) and Dorsey Run Correctional Facility (DRCF) On September 29, 2025, Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced plans to close the prison. Public safety and corrections secretary, Carolyn J. Scruggs, estimated that the facility would need $200 million in renovations to bring it up to standards and that its closure would save the state $21 million a year in operational costs.

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Capacity

1,038

Current population

997

Occupancy

96%

Year opened

1981

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1981

Region

Maryland

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

P O Box 549, House Of Correction Rd, Jessup 20794
(410) 799-7610
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Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 96% · peers avg: 93% (+4%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1038 · peers avg: 547 (+90%)

Data completeness

74%

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  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Maryland Correctional Institution - Jessup},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maryland-correctional-institution-jessup},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}