Brockbridge Correctional Facility

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Brockbridge Correctional Facility
Brockbridge Correctional Facility
Location7930 Brock Bridge Road
Jessup, Maryland
StatusClosed
Security classMinimum Security
Opened1966
Managed by Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Warden Michele Jones

Brockbridge Correctional Facility was a minimum security prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in Jessup, Maryland. The facility closed in 2019.

Contents

Prisoners

Prisoners at Brockbridge have done beach cleanup after storms hit Maryland. [1] In 2011, Brockbridge had a comedy night for the facility's talent night. [2] Ministers from St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fulton, Maryland visit Brockbridge. [3] [4]

Security

In 2009, Brockbridge began using the BOSS, or Body Orifice Security Scanner, chair to find contraband. [5]

Notable incidents

In 2010, a fight broke out that injured several inmates. [6] In 2012, a Brockbridge Officer was accused of living a double life. [7] In 2007, an inmate was assaulted by a officer at Brockbridge. [8]

Notable inmates

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