Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury (FCI Danbury) is a low-security federal prison located in Danbury, Connecticut. The facility has an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. FCI Danbury is designed to house female inmates, but it also houses male inmates. As of July 14, 2023, FCI Danbury is home … Read more
York Correctional Institution is the only state prison for women in Connecticut. Located in Niantic, the facility opened in its current form in 1994 and houses a maximum of 1,458 female offenders at a range of security levels from minimum to super maximum. The site was first founded in 1918 as the Connecticut State Farm … Read more
Robinson Correctional Institution is a medium-security state prison located in Enfield, Connecticut. The facility was opened in 1985 and has a capacity of 1512 inmates. It is named after Carl Robinson, a former commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Correction. The prison is situated on the site of the historic Shaker farm community, which dates … Read more
Cheshire Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Cheshire, Connecticut. The facility, operated by the Connecticut Department of Correction, is a level 4 high-security institution designed to house adult offenders serving long sentences. With over 1,300 inmates, the facility operates several specialized housing units, including protective custody and restrictive housing. The Cheshire … Read more
Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center is a high-security prison located in the Uncasville section of Montville, Connecticut. It is a Level 3 & 4 facility that houses male offenders. The prison is managed by the Connecticut Department of Correction and was opened on December 30, 1994. The institution is divided into two buildings, Corrigan and Radgowski. Corrigan-Radgowski … Read more
Garner Correctional Institution, located in Newtown, Connecticut, is a high-security prison that houses over 500 male adult offenders. The facility, which opened on November 17, 1992, is spread over 118 acres and consists of two buildings. The main building, which covers an area of 245,000 square feet, houses all inmates, support services, and operations. The … Read more
MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution is a high-security prison located in Suffield, Connecticut. It is the largest correctional facility in New England, housing over 2,000 inmates of various custody levels from minimum security to death row. The facility is operated by the Connecticut Department of Correction, which oversees all state prisons in Connecticut. The MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution … Read more
Manson Youth Institution is a high-security facility located in Cheshire, Connecticut, that serves as the primary location for housing sentenced inmates under the age of 21. The facility recognizes the need to educate youth, and staff provide a climate that enhances inmate social skills while reinforcing ethics, attitude, and behavior valued by productive, law-abiding citizens. … Read more
Hartford Correctional Center is a high-security facility located in Hartford, Connecticut. The facility houses over 1,000 inmates, most of whom are pre-trial detainees. The Department of Correction is responsible for managing the facility and ensuring that all rules and regulations are followed. The primary objective of the facility is to protect the public by securely … Read more
New Haven Correctional Center (NHCC) is a medium-security prison located in New Haven, Connecticut. The facility, which was opened in 1976, sits on 4.9 acres of land and comprises a main building, two dormitory units, and an outside detail unit. In 1991, the dormitory was built consisting of two inmate housing units on one floor. … Read more
