Cumberland, MD North Branch Correctional Institution View

North Branch Correctional Institution (NBCI) is a high-tech, maximum security prison or "hyper-max prison" operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in Cresaptown, unincorporated Allegany County, Maryland, near Cumberland. NBCI initially opened in January 2003 as an extension of the earlier adjacent Western Correctional Institution, with full independent operation beginning in the summer 2008 with the completion of housing unit construction. In 2011, operating costs totaled $50,613,215 for 1,471 inmates, equating to approximately $34,407 per inmate per year. With 555 employees as of 2011, NBCI is the eighth-largest employer in Allegany County..

North Branch Correctional Institution Contact Details

Mailing to North Branch Correctional Institution Inmates and Staff

Inmate Visiting Days and Hours

Day of Week Hours
Friday General Population: 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Administrative Segregation: 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Disciplinary Segregation: 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Saturday General Population: 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Sunday General Population: 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

How to Send Money to North Branch Correctional Institution

Family and friends can send money to inmates at North Branch Correctional Institution through approved methods to help them purchase essential items from the commissary.