Work Release

The Work Release Program enables inmates who have demonstrated positive work ethics while under the auspices of state correctional institutions to work for a private employer in the community. The Work Release Program is highly structured with supervision requirements that help the offender to be successful as he/she attempts to bridge the gap between incarceration and return to society.

Inmates often learn skills or acquire trades enabling them to maintain jobs when they return home. The Work Release Program is an important tool in reducing recidivism as work release employees are strongly motivated to succeed in any position they are offered.

For more information about the Work Release Program, contact the Director of Case Management, Operations – Corrections, at 410-585-3327 or you may call one of the participating institutions listed below:

Participating Institutions

InstitutionProviding Employment opportunities in
Baltimore Pre-Release Unit
926 Greenmount Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
410-234-1878
Baltimore City, Baltimore, Harford, Lower part of Carroll and Upper part of Anne Arundel Counties

Public transportation within 2 hours transporting time.
Baltimore Pre-Release Unit for Women
301 N. Calverton Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21223
410-223-2260
Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Frederick, Carroll, Howard, and parts of Prince George’s Counties

Public transportation within 60 miles of facility.
Eastern Pre-Release Unit
700 Flat Iron Square Road
Church Hill, Maryland 21623
410-810-5400
Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties

Operations – Corrections Transportation.
Jessup Pre-Release Unit
2000 Toulson Road
Jessup, Maryland 20794
410-540-2700
Anne Arundel, Howard and Prince George’s Counties

Operations – Corrections Transportation
Maryland Correctional Training Center
Harold E. Donnell Building
18800 Roxbury Road
Hagerstown, Maryland 21746
240-420-1601
Washington County

Operations – Corrections Transportation
Poplar Hill Pre-Release Unit
24090 Nanticoke Road
Quantico, Maryland 21856
410-845-4580
Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset and Lower part of Dorchester Counties

Operations – Corrections Transportation
Southern Maryland Pre-Release Unit
14320 Oakes Road
Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20622
301-274-4701
Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties

Operations – Corrections Transportation