Maryland Correctional Institution for Women
| Location | Jessup, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°08′06″N 76°46′28″W / 39.1349°N 76.7745°WCoordinates: 39°08′06″N 76°46′28″W / 39.1349°N 76.7745°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Adult women |
| Population | 800 (as of 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 for a special 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]
Former inmates
References
- ↑ Boedeker, Hal. "Diane Sawyer visits Ocala prison for special".
- ↑ DiMarco, Nick. "Flag Day: Banners are symbol of liberty their seamstresses hope to regain". Maryland Reporter. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Hughes, Sarah Anne. "From Behind Bars to the Kennedy Center: Prisoner-Penned Play Comes to the Stage". DCist. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Schware, Rob. "Why Yoga for Women Prisoners?". HuffPost. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Grasgreen, Allie. "Kids Before Cons Act aims to fight Pell Grants for prisoners". Politico. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Anderson, Nick. "Selective Goucher College brings liberal arts into Maryland prisons". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Duncan, Ian. "Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "The Wire actress one of 30 arrested after dawn drug raid". Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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