Maryland Correctional Institution for Women explained

Prison Name:Maryland Correctional Institution for Women
Location:Jessup, Maryland
Coordinates:39.1349°N -76.7745°W
Status:Operational
Classification:Adult women
Population:800
Populationdate:2014
Managed By:Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Warden:Margaret Chippendale

Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (MCI-W) is a multi-level security prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in Jessup, Maryland.

Prisoners

Diane Sawyer visited the prison in 2015 for a special ABC report on women behind bars.[1] Women at the prison stitch flags for Maryland government agencies.[2] Women helped write plays that were eventually performed outside of prison.[3] Yoga classes have been taught at the prison.[4]

Education

Goucher College offers courses to inmates at MCI-W.[5] [6]

Notable incidents

In 2013, a Department of Justice report found higher-than-average rates of guard-on-inmate sexual abuse.[7]

Inmates

Former

Current

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boedeker. Hal. Diane Sawyer visits Ocala prison for special. Orlando Sentinel. February 26, 2015. August 13, 2018.
  2. Web site: DiMarco. Nick. Flag Day: Banners are symbol of liberty their seamstresses hope to regain. Maryland Reporter. August 6, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925214511/http://marylandreporter.com/2013/06/14/flag-day-banners-are-symbol-of-liberty-their-seamstresses-hope-to-regain-2/. September 25, 2015. June 14, 2013.
  3. Web site: Hughes. Sarah Anne. From Behind Bars to the Kennedy Center: Prisoner-Penned Play Comes to the Stage. DCist. August 6, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160725210150/http://dcist.com/2013/08/from_behind_bars_to_the_kennedy_cen.php. July 25, 2016. August 29, 2013.
  4. Web site: Schware. Rob. Why Yoga for Women Prisoners?. HuffPost. August 6, 2015. September 24, 2012.
  5. Web site: Grasgreen. Allie. Kids Before Cons Act aims to fight Pell Grants for prisoners. Politico. August 6, 2015. July 31, 2015.
  6. Web site: Anderson. Nick. Selective Goucher College brings liberal arts into Maryland prisons. The Washington Post. August 6, 2015. December 2, 2013.
  7. Web site: Duncan. Ian. Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex. The Baltimore Sun. August 6, 2015. May 16, 2013.
  8. Web site: Pitts . Jonathan M. . Ex-bishop Heather Cook released from prison after serving half of sentence for fatal drunken driving crash . baltimoresun.com . February 12, 2020 . May 14, 2019.
  9. Web site: Maryland DOC Inmate Locator. www.dpscs.state.md.us.
  10. Web site: Maryland DOC Inmate Locator. www.dpscs.state.md.us.

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