Contacts

This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, order release, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record.


Official Records and Custody Contacts

Howard County Department of Corrections, rather than the Sheriff’s Office, operates the county detention system. Choose the office that created the record or controls the present custody stage.

Howard County Detention Center

7301 Waterloo Road
Jessup, MD 20794

Official facilities and current contact details

Howard County MPIA Requests

Department of County Administration
Attn: Patrick Pope, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer
3430 Court House Drive
Ellicott City, MD 21043

Email: piarecords@howardcountymd.gov
Questions: 410-313-4305

Maryland DPSCS Records

PIA Coordinator, Office of Constituent Services
6776 Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, MD 21215-2318

Email: dpscs.pia@maryland.gov

Use the route that matches the question:

  • For a released person or county release transaction, start with the Howard County search and records path.
  • For parole, probation, or mandatory supervision, use Post-Release Supervision.
  • For a same-day event, use the evidence-based fallbacks on the 24-Hour Releases page because Howard County has no verified public rolling feed.
  • For a calculated date or event alert, compare Release Date Lookup with the VINE Inmate Check.
  • For local custody, use the Detention Center or Central Booking facility page listed below.
  • For a Maryland state prisoner, use the DPSCS locator or DPSCS records office, not the Howard County booking record.
  • For federal or immigration custody, use the official BOP or ICE locator that matches the receiving agency.