Maryland Correctional Institution for Women

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]

Inmates

Former:

• Felicia Pearson^[8]

References

External links

• Maryland Correctional Institution for Women

Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services prisons
State prisons	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
Defunct	Herman L. Toulson Correctional Facility Jessup Pre-Release Unit Maryland House of Correction
Contracted	Chesapeake Detention Facility (contracted to federal govt}