North Branch Correctional Institution
Incarcerated Individual Phone & Debit Account Information
ConnectNetwork
ConnectNetwork is GTL’s authorized deposit and account management portal. With several different deposit methods available, ConnectNetwork is the quickest and most convenient option to fund a correctional account.
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AdvancePay® Prepaid Telephone Accounts
To accept calls from an incarcerated individual at this facility, we recommend you create an AdvancePay® prepaid telephone account. Prepaid calling works by placing money on your phone number so that when your incarcerated individual calls you the funds are deducted from the balance on your prepaid account.
Offender Phone DEBIT Accounts
ConnectNetwork PIN Debit (Offender Phone) accounts allow you to make deposits to an offender’s PIN debit phone account.
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**Please note- fees may apply to all deposit methods. Specific terms are provided when making a deposit.**
Notice
All visitors to a Correctional Facility must clear a metal detector. Please be mindful of clothing that may contain metals as it may result in the inability to clear. In the event that a visitor is unable to clear the metal detector, their visit may be denied.
Contraband ~ Criminal Violations
Pursuant to Maryland's Criminal Law Article, Sections 9-410 and 9-412 through 9-417, it is unlawful for a person to possess, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver contraband in a place of confinement. Such items include but are not limited to telecommunication devices, contraband to effect an escape, weapons of any type, alcoholic beverages, controlled dangerous substances, and tobacco.
It is unlawful for a person to deposit or conceal a telecommunication device in or about a place of confinement with the intent that it be obtained by a person detained or confined.
Violators are subject to arrest and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Upon conviction, violators are subject to imprisonment from periods of 3 to 10 years, fines of $1,000 to $5,000, or both.
Visiting Hours
Always check the DPSCS home page for additional weather related or visiting hour changes, if any.
Visitors must be registered by 12:30 p.m.
General Population ~ two (2) visits per week:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Administrative Segregation ~ two (2) visits per week:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Disciplinary Segregation ~ one (1) visit per week:
Friday
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
General Information
Use of restroom facilities is prohibited during visitation. If either the incarcerated individual or a visitor requires the use of the restroom, the visit will be terminated at that time. Please keep this in mind when visiting with small children.
A maximum of four (4) visitors (including up to two (2) children under the age of 18) will be permitted to visit an incarcerated individual at one time.
Visitors must secure all cell phones, tobacco products and eletronic devices in their vehicle.
Incarcerated individuals are only permitted one (1) visit per day.
Visitors under the age of 18 must be under adult supervision at all times while on State property to include parking areas.
Visitors 16 and older must be on the incarcerated individual's visiting list.
Visitor Dress Code
All visitors, to include children, must dress appropriately for visitation. All clothing must cover from the neck to the kneecaps.
The following types of clothing are not allowed to be worn:
- tube tops, tank tops, or halter tops
- see-through clothing
- mini-skirts, mini-dresses, shorts, skorts, or culottes (at or above the kneecap)
- form-fitting clothes such as leotards, spandex and leggings
- clothes that expose a person's midriff, side, or back
- tops or dresses that have revealing necklines and/or excessive splits
- coats, jackets, shawls and scarves will be placed in an appropriate area.