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This list does not include federal prisons located in the state of Connecticut. There are no county jails in Connecticut, all inmates are in custody of the Department of Correction. [2] Inmate population is current as of December 2024. [3] Locations in Connecticut. Bridgeport Correctional Center (inmate population 603) Brooklyn Correctional ...
It was an unprofitable copper mine that opened in 1705. The state began to use the tunnels as a prison during the Revolutionary War. In 1790 Old Newgate became the state prison for men and served in that capacity until 1827 when a new state prison was opened in Wethersfield. [3]
In 2017 Governor of Connecticut Dan Malloy announced that the annex will close due to a lack of prisoners resulting from a lowered crime rate. [3] Gov Ned Lamont announced Sept. 8th 2021, that the prison will close by the end of 2021 due to declining inmate population. This prison is still open and operating as of June 2024.
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The Osborn Correctional Institution (OCI), formerly known as the Connecticut Correctional Institution – Somers, [1] is a medium-security state prison that includes a high-security mental health unit for men of the Connecticut Department of Correction located in Somers, Connecticut. It has capacity of 1900 inmates, making it amongst the ...
BRIDGETON - A former corrections officer is going to prison as an inmate. Neal J. Armstrong, 35, of Vineland has received an aggregate term of 11½ years for interfering with an investigation into ...
A federal lawsuit charges Cumberland County violated the rights of a correction officer who died from COVID-19 after falling ill at work.
Robinson was the scene of two escapes in 1990, an extensive prison riot in June 1990, when 300 to 400 inmates set fire to the mess hall and gymnasium, [4] and a worse riot on July 12, 1994. Members of the "20 Love" gangs from Hartford and New Haven clashed with Bridgeport gangs over the use of washing machines.