The Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) is a state agency of Rhode Island operating state prisons. It has its headquarters in Cranston.
The Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institute (ACI) consists of eight Prison Buildings located on the grounds of The Rhode Island Department of Corrections, six for males and two for females. The Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institute is located in Cranston. The following is a list of the state prison buildings (this does not include federal prisons or county jails located in Rhode Island):
Famous quotes containing the words island and/or department:
“That island of England breeds very valiant creatures; their
mastiffs are of unmatchable courage.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“All his works might well enough be embraced under the title of one of them, a good specimen brick, “On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History.” Of this department he is the Chief Professor in the World’s University, and even leaves Plutarch behind.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)