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Your Guide to the Maximum Security in Cranston, Rhode Island

The Maximum Security is a Maximum security prison in Cranston, Rhode Island. Inmates are incarcerated in this facility, which the Department of Corrections (DOC) oversees. The Maximum Security is a federal facility, and there is specific protocol you need to follow in order to visit or contact an inmate there. However, keep in mind that the procedures you need to follow at the Maximum Security may be different from those at other prisons in Rhode Island. If you plan on visiting family or friends at the Maximum Security, you need to be aware of this protocol before you arrive.

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One of the easiest ways to learn about the Maximum Security is to search online. You can find information about this prison in Cranston by visiting its website at http://www.doc.ri.gov/institutions/facilities/max_sec.php. You can also call the Maximum Security at 401-462-2637. Sometimes, different DOC facilities also have email addresses you can use to contact DOC officials. You can email Maximum Security at insops@doc.ri.gov.

Global Tel Link (GTL) – ConnectNetwork and Maximum Security

Global Tel Link (GTL) – ConnectNetwork is the official phone provider at Maximum Security. Inmates who want to make a call at this Cranston facility need to have accounts to call through Global Tel Link (GTL) – ConnectNetwork. Phone calls are not free at Maximum Security, and inmates must have funds in their accounts in order to make calls.

It is important that you are familiar with the rules associated with Global Tel Link (GTL) – ConnectNetwork and Maximum Security. Different facilities and carriers have different rules. In fact, you need to know this information so you understand:

  • How much phone calls cost for inmates at a particular Rhode Island DOC facility.
  • Whether you have to apply to receive calls from inmates at the Maximum Security.
  • How to open a phone account with Global Tel Link (GTL) – ConnectNetwork.
  • How to add funds to an inmate’s phone account.