Rhode Island Department of Corrections

Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC)
Agency overview
Formed 1972 [1]
Jurisdiction Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), Probation, and Parole
Headquarters 40 Howard Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island
Annual budget $206,976,839 [2]
Agency executive
  • A.T. Wall, Director
Website http://www.doc.ri.gov

The Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) is a state agency of Rhode Island operating state prisons. It has its headquarters in Cranston.[3]

The Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) consists of seven prison buildings located on the grounds of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, five for males and two for females. The ACI is located in Cranston, Rhode Island and has an operational capacity of 3,854. The following is a list of the state prison buildings (As of 2015 there are no federal prisons in Rhode Island, and it does not include any jails operated by any municipality):

Facilities

Rhode Island's "Howard Prison" in Cranston, Rhode Island at the turn of the 20th century

Males

Maximum Security

Medium Security

Minimum Security

  • Minimum Security (inmate capacity 710)

Females

  • Gloria McDonald Maximum and Medium Security Facility (inmate capacity 173)
  • Dorothea Dix Minimum Security Facility / Bernadette Building (inmate capacity 150)

See also

References

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