MDPSCS - Eastern Correctional Institution (ECI)

State Prison

Last Updated: February 20, 2024
Address
30420 Revells Neck Rd, Westover, MD 21890
Beds
3300
County
Somerset
Phone
410-845-4000
Fax
410-651-9585

ECI is for State Prison offenders sentenced anywhere from one year to life by the State Court in the county where the charges were filed

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Located at 30420 Revells Neck Rd in Westover, MD, ECI carefully assigns inmates based on their custody level, considering factors like criminal history. ECI offers diverse educational and vocational programs aimed at equipping offenders for successful reintegration into society and reducing recidivism. Through these initiatives, inmates gain skills and confidence, fostering personal growth and resilience.

The ECI in Somerset County, is a medium-security state prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. It houses approximately 3,300 inmates across its minimum-security Annex, completed in 1993, and its medium-security sections, making it the largest prison in Maryland. The facility also includes an adjacent Somerset County Detention Center.

In October 2016, federal authorities uncovered a smuggling scheme involving drugs, telephones, and pornography within the facility. Additionally, the investigation revealed six murders within the prison, one resulting in the partial decapitation of an inmate. Patrick Simpson, an inmate under suspicion for previous murders and smuggling illicit substances, was charged and convicted in connection with these incidents. Simpson pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon and received an additional two-year sentence to be served before his release.

Inmate Locator

ECI maintains a database of current inmates and their locations within the system. To locate an inmate, begin by using the DOC locator tool, which requires entering the first three letters of the inmate's first and last name, allowing for variations in spelling.

If unable to locate the desired information through free resources, users may opt to use the Arrest Record Search, which requires payment. While this option incurs a small fee, it provides access to the most up-to-date data available.

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Visitation Information

Always check the DPSCS home page for additional weather related or visiting hour changes, if any.

Visiting Schedule for Eastern Correctional Institution East and West:
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Visiting schedule for Eastern Correctional Institution Annex
Saturday: ​9​ a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

All visitors must be registered before one hour prior to the close of visiting day. All visiting schedules are subject to change or cancelations without any prior notice.

Protective Custody Status
Saturday and Sunday
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Visitors must be processed prior to 8:00 p.m. Visitors should plan to arrive no later than 8:00 p.m. to allow proper time for processing. However, processing time varies and is dependent upon the number of visitors.

Holidays: Holiday visits will be determined by the Warden and distributed through institutional memorandum. Visitors may call the Eastern Correctional Institution's mail phone number and follow the prompts for visiting hours and holiday visits. The incarcerated individual population is notified of visits and all changes through the incarcerated individual information channel.

Use of restroom facilities is prohibited during visitation. If either the incarcerated individuale 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.

Normal Visiting Hours for ECI East and West Compounds:
Saturday and Sundays:
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.- All visitors must be registered 1 hour prior to close of Visiting Room.

Normal Annex Visiting Hours:
Saturdays & Sundays: 9:00 a.m. through 2:30 p.m.*
*All visitors must be registered 1 hour prior to close of the Visiting Room.

A maximum of two (2) visits per week. The week shall begin on Tuesday and end on Monday. Visits are limited to two (2) visits per day.

Administrative Segregation incarcerated individual visits shall be of the same duration unless visitors are waiting in the lobby. In this case, they shall be allowed only one (1) visit per day.

Disciplinary Segregation incarcerated individual visits are allowed one (1) hour visit one (1) time per week.

A maximum of five (5) visitors shall be allowed to visit an incarcerated individual at one time with no more than three (3) adults or no more than three (3) children in the group of five.

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