Metropolitan Transition Center

The Maryland Metropolitan Transition Center, formerly known as the historic "Maryland Penitentiary", is a Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services pre-trial maximum security prison located in Baltimore facing Greenmount Avenue between Forrest Street and East Madison Street.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: prison in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Also known as: “Maryland Metropolitan Transition Center”, “Maryland Penitentiary”, and “MTC”
  • Address: 954 Forrest Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Walters Art Museum and Chesapeake Detention Facility.

Museum
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The is a public art museum located in the neighborhood of , . Founded and opened in 1934, it holds collections from the mid-19th century that were amassed substantially by major American art and sculpture collectors, including William Thompson Walters and his son Henry Walters. is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Metropolitan Transition Center.

Prison
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The , previously the Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center, is a maximum level II prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in . is situated 640 feet south of Metropolitan Transition Center.

Library
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The is a library connected to the Johns Hopkins University, focused on research into the 19th century. It was formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute of music in the City of Baltimore, and is located on the Peabody campus at in the Mount Vernon-Belvedere historic cultural neighborhood north of downtown , . is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Metropolitan Transition Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johnston Square and Old Town.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in central , Maryland located east of the Fallsway and west of the neighborhood, bordered by Greenmount Cemetery at the north and Eager Street at the south.

Neighborhood
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is an area of East Baltimore, Maryland, mostly in zip code 21202, bounded roughly by the Jones Falls Expressway on the west, Orleans Street to the south, Caroline Street to the east and Monument Street to the north.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, located immediately north of the city's . It is named for George Washington's estate in , as the site of the city's .

Metropolitan Transition Center

Latitude
39.30006° or 39° 18′ 0″ north
Longitude
-76.60913° or 76° 36′ 33″ west
Operator
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Open location code
87F5892R+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 69489466
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q6825284
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In Other Languages

“Metropolitan Transition Center” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن ماريلاند”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Zion Apostolic Church and Saint Frances Academy.

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