Kent County Has No Public Online Jail Roster Located
The official Kent County Detention Center page and Kent County Sheriff's Office pages reviewed during research did not publish a searchable jail roster, current booking list, recent release list, booking-photo gallery, or public inmate profile portal. The active local jail is the Kent County Detention Center, operated by Kent County government at the public safety complex in Chestertown. Sheriff Dennis Hickman's office handles police records through a separate Sheriff's Office records process.
That distinction matters. A person arrested in Kent County may be at the county detention center before first appearance, bond review, court filing, or transfer. A sentenced state prisoner belongs in the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services locator, not a county roster. Federal sentenced prisoners use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, and immigration detainees use ICE ODLS. Maryland VINE can help with custody notifications, but it is not the official Kent County booking record.
No official Kent County Sheriff's Office Maryland mobile app was located, and no app-only Kent inmate roster, warrant search, most-wanted list, or records portal was documented. Do not substitute unrelated sheriff apps from other states or counties for Kent County Maryland records.
Official Local Records Source
The Sheriff's public-information page is the documented local path for records not posted online: Kent County Sheriff's Office public information.
The page supports the local records route because it lists writing or visiting the Sheriff's Office, names Sheriff Dennis Hickman as the required request channel, warns that identity proof may be required, and lists report fees.
How to Find Someone in the Kent County Jail
Because no official Kent County jail roster is documented, the practical lookup sequence starts with the jail information line and then moves to records or court systems depending on the question.
- Call Kent County Detention Center at 410-778-6025 and follow the automated prompts. Have the full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, case number, warrant number, and arresting agency.
- If the question is about a police report, incident report, or booking-related record, write or visit Kent County Sheriff's Office, 104 Vickers Drive Unit B, Chestertown, MD 21620. Records requests must be made through Sheriff Dennis Hickman.
- Use Maryland VINE for custody-status notifications when available, while treating it as a notification service rather than the official jail file.
- Search Maryland Judiciary Case Search after charges enter District Court or Circuit Court.
- Use DPSCS Incarcerated Individual Locator after a person is committed or transferred to Maryland state custody.
- Use BOP, U.S. Marshals, or ICE channels only when the custody is federal or immigration-related.
The Sheriff's contact page places the Sheriff's Office at Unit B of the same Vickers Drive public safety complex, while the detention center is Unit A. That address detail helps avoid sending a custody question to the courthouse or a police-record request to the jail lobby without first confirming the right counter.
Kent County Roster Search Fields
Kent County does not document public roster fields because no official public county roster was located. The useful search inputs are the facts a caller or requester should have ready.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Kent County roster | n/a | n/a | No official public county roster was located on county or sheriff pages. |
| Phone lookup data | Caller-provided information | No fixed public form | Use full name, date of birth, arrest date, case number, warrant number, and arresting agency if known. |
| Records request identity proof | In-person or written support item | Possible | The Sheriff's page says proof of identity may be requested before release of a record. |
| DPSCS locator name fields | First and last name | Unspecified | Use for state custody, not ordinary Kent County pretrial custody. |
What a Kent County Inmate Record May Show
There is no inspected public Kent County inmate profile, so online roster fields such as booking number, housing unit, bond amount, and mugshot cannot be promised. A record seeker may instead encounter a jail phone confirmation, a Sheriff's police record, a court case record, a DPSCS locator result, or a federal locator result.
A court record can identify filed charges, trial dates, and dispositions, but it is not the same as a jail housing record. A Sheriff's incident report can describe a law-enforcement event, but it may not confirm current custody. A DPSCS locator result can identify state housing, but it does not list everyone in custody and does not list people who are no longer in custody.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Not available from a documented public county roster; ask the detention center or use court, DPSCS, or federal channels. |
| Booking number | Not located in an official public Kent web source. |
| Booking date/time | Not located in an official public Kent web source. |
| Mugshot | Not published through an official Kent roster because no such roster was located. |
| Charges | Use Maryland Case Search or a records request; booking charges may differ from filed court charges. |
| Bond or release status | Confirm through the detention center, commissioner, court, or VINE where available. |
Finding County, State, Federal, and Immigration Inmates
The Kent County Detention Center path is for local pretrial and short local custody questions. The DPSCS locator covers incarcerated individuals committed to Maryland correctional custody and currently housed in covered facilities, plus some short-sentence placements. It may omit some people and does not list people no longer in custody. No state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was located inside Kent County.
| Custody | Where to Look |
|---|---|
| Pretrial or local sentence | Kent County Detention Center, 410-778-6025. |
| Police or booking-related records | Kent County Sheriff's Office, 104 Vickers Drive Unit B, with requests through Sheriff Dennis Hickman. |
| Maryland state custody | Maryland DPSCS Incarcerated Individual Locator. |
| Federal sentenced custody | Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System. |
Kent County Jail Facilities
Kent County's active local adult detention facility is the Kent County Detention Center. The Mid Shore Regional Detention Center is a planned regional jail for Queen Anne's, Caroline, and Kent counties, but it is not the current Kent County inmate lookup facility.
Kent County Detention Center
104 Vickers Drive, Unit A
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-778-6025
Hours listed by the county page: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM. Official visitation schedule was not located.
Mid Shore Regional Detention Center
700 Flat Iron Square Road
Church Hill, MD
Planned facility, not active
Planned 338-bed regional detention center. Use Kent County Detention Center until placed in service.
Booking Process in Kent County
Official Kent County sources do not publish a step-by-step intake schedule. The local process generally starts after arrest when the person is transported for detention or commissioner processing as applicable. Intake normally involves identity checks, warrant or case checks, property inventory, search, fingerprints, booking photograph, health screening, classification, and housing assignment.
The county command list includes a Sergeant supervising Home Detention, Pre-Trial and Transportation, which confirms that Kent's detention operation handles pretrial functions as well as housing. Bond and release conditions may be set by a District Court Commissioner or reviewed by a judge. The Sheriff's FAQ gives the District Court Commissioner location as 103 N. Cross Street in Chestertown and phone 410-810-3370.
Timing should not be guessed. Kent County does not publish a 15-minute roster refresh, a 24-hour booking window, or an online recent-release rule. If a person was arrested recently and is not visible in a public system, the better explanation may be that Kent does not publish that system, the case has not reached court indexing, or the person was released, transferred, or held under another agency's paperwork.
Visitation, Mail, and Phone Rules
Kent County's official visitation schedule, visitor approval process, dress code, and remote-video pricing were not located. Call 410-778-6025 before traveling or scheduling. The detention center page does document mail, money, and phone service details.
| Topic | Kent County Detail | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation schedule | Not published in the reviewed official page. | Call the detention center before any visit. |
| Mail sender identity | Full sender name and address required. | Verify the ZIP before mailing because the research noted a source discrepancy. |
| Mail limits | No oversized postcards, greeting cards, perfumed letters, Polaroids, photos over 4x6, or more than four photos per envelope. | Keep mail plain and addressed to the inmate. |
| Inspection | Non-legal mail is opened and inspected; legal mail is opened by the inmate in an officer's presence. | Do not send contraband or restricted items. |
| Phone vendor | PayTel, prepay number 1-800-729-8355. | Confirm custody before funding a phone account. |
Commissary and Inmate Funds
Kent County lists three money paths for the detention center: U.S. mail money order filled out completely to the inmate, online or phone deposits through accesscorrections.com or 866-345-1884 using inmate name and number, and an in-person lobby kiosk that accepts cash or credit card. Fees were not published on the Kent page, so check the vendor and the jail before sending funds.
The inmate number requirement is a practical search point. If a family member does not have that number, the safest sequence is to confirm custody through the detention center first, then ask which deposit or phone-account identifier the current vendor requires.
Note: Confirm the person is still housed at Kent County Detention Center before sending money, mail, or phone funds.