Status open Phone +1 860-451-3001 | Security class mixed Capacity 1,151 | |
Location 201 W Main Street
Niantic, Connecticut Opened 1918; reopened October 1994 Managed by Connecticut Department of Correction Address 201 W Main St, Niantic, CT 06357, USA Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFriday(Good Friday)Open 24 hoursHours might differSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Connecti Highways Maintena, Superior Court‑Clerk, Labor Departme, Connecti Works, Court Reporter | ||
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.
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 max side is on lockdown every Tuesday. Average age of women is 35.
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