Understanding Housing at Dooly State Prison: Medium Security, Dorms, Segregation, and the Fast Track Unit

Dooly State Prison is a medium-security facility housing general population inmates. It's designed for people serving time in a structured prison setting - including those who may not be suitable for a county prison due to their offense or physical limitations.

Dooly holds up to 1,702 inmates. That's a large facility with multiple housing areas, not a single one-size-fits-all unit.

The prison has nine living units. Layout varies by range: bottom ranges have 24 triple-bunked cells, while top ranges use double-bunked cells. These details matter for day-to-day life. Triple-bunked cells feel more crowded and leave less personal space than double-bunked ones.

Dooly also has dorm-style housing with 120 beds per dorm. There's one open living unit split into four separate areas totaling 368 beds. Open living setups are more like large shared spaces than individual cells. Knowing whether your loved one is in a dorm, cell-based unit, or the open living unit helps you understand their environment.

Dooly has one isolation/segregation unit with 71 beds. This housing area is separate from general population - families often hear it called "segregation" or "isolation."

The facility also has a Fast Track Unit. It's double-bunked with 256 beds - a distinct, dedicated housing area within the prison.

For families, the key point is that Dooly centers on medium-security general population housing with several living space types: cells, dorms, and an open living unit. The prison also offers medical care, counseling, education, recreation, library access, chapel services, fire services, farm services, and work programs. Your loved one's specific housing assignment shapes their daily routine and what programs they can access.

• ✓ What housing area is my loved one currently assigned to (one of the living units, a dorm, the open living unit, the Fast Track Unit, or the isolation/segregation unit)?
• ✓ Is their current housing a cell-based unit or a dorm-style setup (120-bed dorms are used at Dooly)?
• ✓ If they’re in the open living unit, which of the four living areas are they in (the open unit totals 368 beds)?
• ✓ With Dooly’s operating capacity of 1,702, are there any housing-related factors that affect day-to-day routines I should understand (like where they’re housed within the facility)?