Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (MCI-W) is a multi-level security prison operated by the

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Prisoners

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visited the prison in 2015 for a special ABC report on women behind bars. Women at the prison stitch flags for Maryland government agencies. Women helped write plays that were eventually performed outside of prison. Yoga classes have been taught at the prison.

Education

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offers courses to inmates at MCI-W.

Notable incidents

In 2013, a Department of Justice report found higher-than-average rates of guard-on-inmate sexual abuse.

Inmates

Former

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* Felicia "Snoopy" Pearson

Current

* Brittany Norwood *

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* Erika Sifrit

References

External links

Maryland Correctional Institution for Women
{{Women's prisons in the United States Prisons in Maryland Women's prisons in the United States Government buildings in Maryland Jessup, Maryland Women in Maryland