York Correctional Institution

York Correctional Institution
Location 201 W Main Street
Niantic, Connecticut
Status open
Security class mixed
Capacity 1151
Opened 1918; reopened October 1994
Managed by Connecticut Department of Correction

The York Correctional Institution, formally the Janet S. York Correctional Institution, is Connecticut's only prison for women. The facility opened in its current form in October, 1994, and houses a maximum of 1500 at a range of security levels from minimum to super maximum.[1]

The site was first founded in 1918 as the Connecticut State Farm and Reformatory for Women. As of 1930, the facility had expanded, and was renamed the Niantic Correctional Institution. It composes of a minimum side and maximum side. The entire prison is on lockdown every Tuesday. Average age of women is 35.

References

  1. ↑ "York Correctional Institution". Department of Correction. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  • Barry, John (2014-02-28). "Visitors get glimpse behind Niantic prison walls". Norwich Bulletin.

Coordinates: 41°19′23″N 72°14′14″W / 41.32296°N 72.237307°W / 41.32296; -72.237307

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