Taneytown City Jail serves the Taneytown, Maryland area. The Taneytown City Jail is a low-security facility. The Taneytown City Jail is running by the Taneytown Police Department.
The Taneytown Police Department consists of 10 civilian employees alongside 14 full-time officers.
The purpose of the Taneytown City Jail is to house people who have been arrested within Taneytown before they are moved to the county facility. Typically, offenders who are being held at the Taneytown City Jail will only be in the facility for a very short time.
However, if the county jail is overcrowded, then occasionally, the Taneytown City Jail will house inmates on a longer-term basis.
Most inmates that come into the Taneytown City Jail were arrested on misdemeanor charges such as assault, DUI, etc.
With the Taneytown City Jail primarily being a holding pen for offenders before they are brought to the county facility or released, the inmate roster changes quite often.
The Taneytown City Jail decided to not make their inmate roster public for you to view. What does this mean for you? This means if you need information on an offender they are currently in custody, you will need to contact the Taneytown City Jail with the above phone number.
Send a Mail/Package
City jails are not like county jails. The Taneytown City Jail does not accept inmate mail. If you would like to write to an inmate or get letters from an inmate, you will need to wait until the offender is in a county jail.
Sending Money
With the Taneytown City Jail primarily just being a holding pen for the offenders before they are brought to the county facility or released, the offenders will not need money.
The Taneytown City Jail will provide the offenders with everything they will need. Offenders will be given three meals a day and have their other needs met while they are being held in the facility.
So, there will be no need for you to send money to the Taneytown City Jail or drop money off to the facility.
Phone Calls
Offenders can make outgoing calls to their family and friends. All outgoing calls they can make will be collect calls. Only people who have a landline phone will be receiving these calls. Collect calls, unfortunately, do not work on mobile phones.
Visitation Rules
Depending on if the offender is in court or was transferred directly off to the county facility, you will be permitted to visit the inmate.
You should call the Taneytown City Jail to ensure the offender is available to have a visitor before making your way down to the facility.
VISITATION HOURS
Monday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Directions
Refer the map below to find the driving directions.
