Maryland Correctional Institution for Women
39°08′06″N 76°46′28″W / 39.1349°N 76.7745°W / 39.1349; -76.7745Status Operational Security class Adult women Population 800 (as of 2014) Managed by Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Warden Margaret Chippendale State prisons Defunct Contracted
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
- Heather Cook[8]
- Felicia "Snoopy" Pearson
Current
- Brittany Norwood[9]
- Wendi Michelle Scott[10]
- Erika Sifrit
References
- ^ Boedeker, Hal (February 26, 2015). "Diane Sawyer visits Ocala prison for special". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ DiMarco, Nick (June 14, 2013). "Flag Day: Banners are symbol of liberty their seamstresses hope to regain". Maryland Reporter. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ 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 July 25, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ Schware, Rob (September 24, 2012). "Why Yoga for Women Prisoners?". HuffPost. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ Grasgreen, Allie (July 31, 2015). "Kids Before Cons Act aims to fight Pell Grants for prisoners". Politico. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ Anderson, Nick (December 2, 2013). "Selective Goucher College brings liberal arts into Maryland prisons". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ Duncan, Ian (May 16, 2013). "Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ Pitts, Jonathan M. (May 14, 2019). "Ex-bishop Heather Cook released from prison after serving half of sentence for fatal drunken driving crash". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Maryland DOC Inmate Locator". www.dpscs.state.md.us.
- ^ "Maryland DOC Inmate Locator". www.dpscs.state.md.us.
External links
- Maryland Correctional Institution for Women
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- Baltimore City Correctional Center
- Baltimore City Detention Center
- Baltimore Pre-Release Unit
- Brockbridge Correctional Facility
- Eastern Correctional Institution
- Eastern Pre-Release Unit
- Maryland Correctional Institution - Hagerstown
- Jessup Correctional Institution
- Maryland Correctional Institution - Jessup
- Maryland Correctional Institution for Women
- Maryland Correctional Training Center
- Metropolitan Transition Center
- North Branch Correctional Institution
- Patuxent Institution
- Poplar Hill Pre-Release Unit
- Roxbury Correctional Institution
- Southern Maryland Pre-Release Unit
- Western Correctional Institution
- Herman L. Toulson Correctional Facility
- Jessup Pre-Release Unit
- Maryland House of Correction
- Chesapeake Detention Facility (contracted to federal govt)
