Minimum Security: visiting, mail, money and current status
Minimum Security is a Rhode Island state prison run by the RIDOC in Cranston. Official links, a family guide, and what families report right now.
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Address and phone
Minimum Security
16 Howard Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 (inmate mail: P.O. Box 8212, Cranston, RI 02920)
(401) 462-2162
From the official RIDOC page. Official facility page (opens in new tab)
Find someone here
RIDOC inmate search (official) (opens in new tab)
How to search: enter the person's legal last and first name, or their RIDOC ID number if you have it. Nicknames and misspellings usually return nothing; try fewer letters or a different spelling of the name. All RIDOC prisons are at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) in Cranston. RIDOC's automated line, 401-414-2871, gives location, visiting times and how to send money or mail, 24/7.
What the dates mean: any dates shown, such as admission, sentence or projected release dates, come from RIDOC's own records. Projected dates can change (for example with earned credits, discipline or parole decisions) and are not a guarantee. Ask RIDOC or the facility before making plans around a date.
Release and transfer alerts: Rhode Island takes part in VINE (official source (opens in new tab)). Families can sign up free on VINELink (opens in new tab) for release, transfer and court-date alerts. It's built mainly for crime victims.
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Sentence credits
Credit rules come from Rhode Island law and are the same at every RIDOC prison. Read Rhode Island's good-time and earned-time rules.
FAQ
How do I find someone at Minimum Security?
Use the official RIDOC inmate search. The record shows the person's current facility.
What is the address of Minimum Security?
16 Howard Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 (inmate mail: P.O. Box 8212, Cranston, RI 02920). Phone: (401) 462-2162. Source: the RIDOC facility page.
How do I send mail to someone at Minimum Security?
Follow RIDOC's mail rules on its official page.
How do I send money to someone at Minimum Security?
Deposit through Access Corrections: online (from $2.95), by phone at 1-866-345-1884 (from $3.95), in its app, at CashPayToday cash locations, or at the Travisono lobby kiosk. JPay is no longer accepted. You must be on the person's visiting list to deposit (anyone can for the first 30 days). By mail, send a check or money order payable to RI Department of Corrections, with the person's name and ID on the memo line, to Inmate Accounts Office, 51 West Road, Bldg. 138, Cranston, RI 02920.
How do I get notified when someone is released in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island takes part in VINE. Sign up free on VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com) for release, transfer and court-date alerts by phone, email or text.
Family guide: money, calls, visits and mail
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Sending money
- Deposit through Access Corrections: online (from $2.95), by phone at 1-866-345-1884 (from $3.95), in its app, at CashPayToday cash locations, or at the Travisono lobby kiosk. JPay is no longer accepted.
- You must be on the person's visiting list to deposit (anyone can for the first 30 days). By mail, send a check or money order payable to RI Department of Corrections, with the person's name and ID on the memo line, to Inmate Accounts Office, 51 West Road, Bldg. 138, Cranston, RI 02920.
Fees change. Check the official RIDOC page (opens in new tab) for current fees before you pay.
Official pages: Access Corrections (approved provider) (opens in new tab)
The state's approved app (Access Corrections): App Store (opens in new tab) Google Play (opens in new tab)
Source: RIDOC (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
Phone calls and video visits
- People can't receive calls. They can call collect or prepaid; set up an Advance Pay prepaid account with Securus at securustech.net. Fees apply.
- Calls are limited to 20 minutes and recorded (except attorney calls). Each person can list up to 10 personal numbers.
Fees change. Check the official RIDOC page (opens in new tab) for current fees before you pay.
Official pages: Securus (approved provider) (opens in new tab)
The state's approved app (Securus): App Store (opens in new tab) Google Play (opens in new tab)
Source: RIDOC (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
In-person visiting
- Each facility's warden sets its own visiting days, times, length and number of visitors. Check the facility's schedule on RIDOC's website or Facebook page before every visit.
- Visits can be suspended for breaking rules. Review RIDOC's Visits Policy for the dress code and ID requirements.
Source: RIDOC (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
Becoming an approved visitor
- Ask the person to put your name on their visitors' list; their counselor can help. You must pass BCI and NCIC background checks.
- Sentenced people may list 9 visitors, plus 2 extra people who can only deposit money (for example, out-of-state family).
Source: RIDOC (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
- Use a white envelope (colored envelopes aren't allowed) and the facility's inmate mail P.O. box in Cranston. Include a return address. No stamps, and don't mail money; it's taken and deposited.
- There's no limit on letters. Incoming non-legal mail may be opened, inspected and read.
Source: RIDOC (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
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