Search St. Mary's County Booking Releases

St. Mary's County booking releases are kept by the Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown. The sheriff's office runs this 164-bed facility and handles all intake processing for the county. You can look up booking releases through the sheriff's inmate search tool, by phone at 301-475-4200, or through state databases that cover St. Mary's County. The county also offers video visitation for people held at the detention center. Online access to the jail roster is limited, but several search options exist for checking on current inmates and recent arrests in St. Mary's County.

St. Mary's County Detention Center

The St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center sits at 41880 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown. It holds up to 164 inmates. The name says a lot about the place. This is not just a jail. The facility puts weight on rehabilitation programs for people who pass through intake. When someone gets arrested in St. Mary's County, they are brought here for processing. Staff log personal details, charges, and bond amounts during booking. That data becomes part of the public booking release record under Maryland law.

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office runs the detention center from its main office at 23150 Leonard Hall Drive in Leonardtown. You can reach both the jail and the sheriff at 301-475-4200. Phone calls are still one of the best ways to check on someone held in St. Mary's County. Staff can confirm custody status, charges, and basic booking details over the phone. Under General Provisions § 4-201, these booking releases are public records, and you have the right to ask for them.

The county has plans for a community corrections center. This would serve non-violent offenders and give them an alternative to standard detention. That kind of expansion could change how some booking releases look in the future, since people routed to community corrections may have different release conditions than those held in the main facility.

How to Find St. Mary's Booking Releases

St. Mary's County has a limited online roster, but there are still ways to search for booking releases. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Inmate Lookup is the main local tool. It lets you search for people held at the detention center. The data shown includes names, charges, and booking dates. It does not always show every person booked, so check back if results seem incomplete.

The screenshot below shows the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office inmate search portal, which is the primary local tool for looking up booking releases in the county.

This portal pulls data from the detention center's booking system and updates when new records are added.

VINELink is another free option. It covers St. Mary's County and lets you search by name or offender ID. You can sign up for release alerts too. If the person's custody status changes, VINELink sends you a notification by phone, email, or text. For anyone tracking a case over time, this is a solid tool. Call 1-866-MD4VINE for phone access if you do not want to use the website.

The Maryland Judiciary Case Search covers court records tied to St. Mary's County arrests. Search by name and filter by county. You will see charges, case status, and upcoming court dates. This tool is free and open to the public. It covers both District Court and Circuit Court cases in St. Mary's County. Use the % symbol for partial name searches.

St. Mary's County Records Requests

You can get copies of booking releases from St. Mary's County by filing a request under the Maryland Public Information Act. Send your request to the sheriff's office at 23150 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Include the full name of the person, the approximate date of booking, and any other details that help narrow the search.

Under General Provisions § 4-203, the county has 30 days to respond. The first two hours of staff search time are free per § 4-206. After that, hourly fees apply. Paper copies run about $0.25 to $0.50 per page. If you cannot pay, ask about a fee waiver. You may need to file an Affidavit of Indigency. The PIA Compliance Board at the Attorney General's office can step in if the county fails to respond to your request for St. Mary's County booking releases.

Visitation at St. Mary's County Jail

St. Mary's County offers video visitation for inmates at the detention center. You can visit on-site or use remote video from home. This is a shift from the old in-person model that many jails still use. Video visits make it easier for families who live far from Leonardtown to stay in touch with someone who has been booked.

The move to video visitation also affects how you interact with the jail system when checking on booking releases. If you visit the facility in person, staff at the front desk can help with basic booking questions too. They can tell you if someone is in custody and what charges they face. The rehabilitation focus of the facility means that some inmates may be moved to different programs or housing units during their stay, and those changes can show up in booking release updates if you are tracking a case through VINELink or the court system.

State Databases for St. Mary's County

Two state tools help with St. Mary's County booking releases. The DPSCS Incarcerated Individual Locator covers people held in state prison facilities. If someone was booked in St. Mary's County and later transferred to a state facility, this locator will show their current location and sentence details. It does not cover people still held at the county detention center.

The DPSCS main site also has the PIA request form for state-level records. Criminal history checks through the Criminal Justice Information System cost $18 for a plain copy and $19 for a Gold Seal certified copy. For most people just looking for basic St. Mary's County booking releases, a phone call to the detention center or a search on VINELink will get the job done.

Clearing Booking Records in St. Mary's County

Maryland law allows certain booking records to be removed from public view. Expungement under Criminal Procedure § 10-301 removes eligible charges entirely. Dismissed and acquitted charges typically qualify. Some misdemeanor convictions also qualify after a waiting period. The Second Chance Act under Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3-1301 lets some first-time misdemeanor convictions be shielded from public search after three years.

If you were booked in St. Mary's County and want to clear your record, file a petition with the Circuit Court in Leonardtown. Juvenile records are already sealed under Courts § 3-8A-27 and do not appear in public booking data. Shielded records still exist in the system but will not show up on most public searches, including the Maryland Judiciary Case Search.

Nearby Counties

St. Mary's County borders two other Maryland counties. If you need booking releases from a neighboring area, check these pages.