Maryland Correctional Institution for Women

Maryland Correctional Institution for Women
Location Jessup, Maryland
Coordinates 39°08′06″N 76°46′28″W / 39.1349°N 76.7745°W / 39.1349; -76.7745Coordinates: 39°08′06″N 76°46′28″W / 39.1349°N 76.7745°W / 39.1349; -76.7745
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 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:

References

  1. ↑ Boedeker, Hal (February 26, 2015). "Diane Sawyer visits Ocala prison for special". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ DiMarco, Nick (June 14, 2013). "Flag Day: Banners are symbol of liberty their seamstresses hope to regain". Maryland Reporter. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Sarah Anne (August 29, 2013). "From Behind Bars to the Kennedy Center: Prisoner-Penned Play Comes to the Stage". DCist. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Schware, Rob (September 24, 2012). "Why Yoga for Women Prisoners?". HuffPost. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Grasgreen, Allie (July 31, 2015). "Kids Before Cons Act aims to fight Pell Grants for prisoners". Politico. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Anderson, Nick (December 2, 2013). "Selective Goucher College brings liberal arts into Maryland prisons". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Duncan, Ian (May 16, 2013). "Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Wire actress one of 30 arrested after dawn drug raid". Daily Mail. March 10, 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Pitts, Jonathan M. (May 9, 2017). "Early parole rejected for former Bishop Heather Cook". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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