Rhode Island DOC – Minimum Security

Rhode Island DOC – Minimum Security basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 401-462-1234

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Rhode Island DOC – Minimum Security located at 40 Howard Ave
PO Box 8212 in Cranston, RI are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

Minimum Brochure
Minimum Security (Visiting Schedule 2017)
The Minimum Security facility was opened in 1978 in a converted hospital building on Howard Avenue in Cranston. In 1989, Minimum Security (MIN) expanded to a second building, and in July of 1992, with the construction of a connecting addition, the facility became one large complex, with a 710-bed inmate capacity.

The mission of the Minimum Security facility is to integrate constructive programming with a safe, secure, and humane environment which protects society while encouraging the rehabilitation of offenders. Minimum Security is unique among the facilities in that is has the capability to provide 100% employment. Only inmates medically certified as unemployable do not work. Jobs range from institutional to public service projects. All of our staff are committed to this goal.

The facility also houses Work Release Program inmates. Inmates classified or court ordered to the Work Release Program are allowed to obtain gainful employment in the private sector while residing in a correctional facility. The Work Release Program is an essential component of the Department's reintegration efforts

Available Programs

• Academic
  General Education Development (GED) Preparation, Community College of Rhode Island
• Vocational
  Work Release Program, Barber Apprentice Program
• Treatment/Rehabilitative
  Providence Center, Anger Management, Domestic Violence, Beginning Recover, Parenting, Resolving Conflicts, Beginning Recovery, Victims Impact, Health Education, Overdose Prevention, Alcohol and Narcotics Anonymous, Religious Services, Discharge Planning, DBT and LORTE

visitation Info

Visiting hours for PRISON_NAME. For Directions call PRISON_PHONE

Sunday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Federal Holidays 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

No cellphones, you will be searched before visiting. NO personal belongings. Persons under probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved. 

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate's extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.