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| Location | 7930 Brock Bridge Road Jessup, Maryland |
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| Status | Closed |
| Security class | Minimum Security |
| Opened | 1966 |
| 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.
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]
In 2009, Brockbridge began using the BOSS, or Body Orifice Security Scanner, chair to find contraband. [5]
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 an officer at Brockbridge. [8]
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