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Commissary list, circa 2013. A prison commissary [1] or canteen [2] is a store within a correctional facility, from which inmates may purchase products such as hygiene items, snacks, writing instruments, etc. Typically inmates are not allowed to possess cash; [3] instead, they make purchases through an account with funds from money contributed by friends, family members, etc., or earned as wages.
It does not include federal prisons or county jails, nor does it include the North Texas State Hospital; though the facility houses those classified as "criminally insane" (such as Andrea Yates) the facility is under the supervision of the Texas Department of State Health Services. Facilities listed are for males unless otherwise stated.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
In 2021, Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that tablets would “fundamentally change” communication for the state’s more than 100,000 prison ...
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.
Over the past quarter century, Slattery’s for-profit prison enterprises have run afoul of the Justice Department and authorities in New York, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and Texas for alleged offenses ranging from condoning abuse of inmates to plying politicians with undisclosed gifts while seeking to secure state contracts.