North Branch Correctional Institution
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North Branch Correctional Institution (NBCI) is a high-tech, maximum security prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in unincorporated
Allegany County
, Maryland
, near Cumberland
. The prison houses the most serious offenders within the State of Maryland. NBCI opened in January 2003 and the final housing unit began operation in the summer of 2008.
The current warden is Bobby P. Shearin, who has over 35 years of experience in corrections.
NBCI prison began housing male death row, maximum and medium security inmates, who were moved from the Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center
, and Jessup Men's Correctional Institution Annex in June 2010. Inmates are co-mingled within this facility.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Allegany County
Allegany County, Maryland
Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the US state of Maryland. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 75,087. Its county seat is Cumberland...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, near Cumberland
Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...
. The prison houses the most serious offenders within the State of Maryland. NBCI opened in January 2003 and the final housing unit began operation in the summer of 2008.
The current warden is Bobby P. Shearin, who has over 35 years of experience in corrections.
NBCI prison began housing male death row, maximum and medium security inmates, who were moved from the Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center
Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center
Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center is a maximum level II prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services in Baltimore....
, and Jessup Men's Correctional Institution Annex in June 2010. Inmates are co-mingled within this facility.