Female inmates from the minimum-security facility at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston have been helping to build a Habitat for Humanity house at 20 Newcomb St. in Providence since July. The women are taken to the site on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., supervised by a correctional officer. The house is slated for completion next summer. / PHOTO COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Female inmates from the minimum-security facility at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston have been helping to build a Habitat for Humanity house at 20 Newcomb St. in Providence since July. The women are taken to the site on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., supervised by a correctional officer. The house is slated for completion next summer.