Rhode Island Department of Corrections

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Dorothea Dix Minimum Security Facility

Facilities for Males

Facilities for Females:

Gloria McDonald Awaiting Trial and Medium Security Facility
Dorothea Dix Minimum Security Facility

Carole Dwyer, Warden
401-462-2366

Opened: 1990
Average Facility Population: 101 (FY07)
Facility Capacity: 195

Gloria McDonald Awaiting Trial and Medium Security Facility

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Women's Facilities (WOM) house four categories of female offenders in two separate buildings within close proximity. Both housing units are converted hospital buildings.

Click here for A Guide for Friends and Families of Incarcerated Women. (English) (Spanish)

Mission Statement

The Rhode Island Department of Corrections' Women's Facilities are dedicated to the protection of society by providing appropriate, safe, and humane control of female offenders and women awaiting trial and also by encouraging and assisting women, through treatment and educational programs, to become productive and law-abiding members of the community. They are dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of inmates and staff and encouraging positive interactions between staff and offenders. They respect the unique social, cultural, and gender-specific needs of female offenders and address those needs with opportunities to treat them.

Available Programs

Academic
Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Education Development (GED), College, Computer Literacy.
Industrial
Sign Making, Quick Copy.
Vocational
Job Preparation, Counseling, Assessment.
Treatment/Rehabilitative
Substance Abuse Treatment, Domestic Violence Counseling, Victims of Sexual Violence Abuse, Project GROW, Discharge Planning, AIDS Education and Counseling, Lifeliners, Parenting Education, Extended Visits, Religious Services, Creative Writing Workshop, Therapeutic Community for Substance Abusers.