CT DOC – MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution

CT DOC – MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 860-627-2100

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at MacDougall-Walker Correctional located at 1153 East St S in Suffield, CT are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

CT DOC – MacDougall Correctional Institution – Inmate Programs
CT DOC – Walker Correctional Institution – Inmate Programs

The MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution is a level 4/5, high/maximum security level multi-mission facility for adult males. Based on its offender population, it is the largest correctional facility in New England. It came into being on May 15, 2001, as the result of the consolidation of the Walker Reception and Special Management Unit and the MacDougall Correctional Institution and sits on a combined 140 acres.

The facility is accredited by the American Correctional Association. During its last accreditation audit in June 2008, the institution scored a 100% on the mandatory requirements and the non-mandatory factors.

The MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution provides a highly structured environment to manage long-term sentenced offenders, protective custody offenders and high bond unsentenced offenders with programs designed to address the needs of each population.

The facility focuses on education both academic (ABE, Pre-GED, GED, Special Education, TSOL), and at the MacDougall Building (Vocational Maintenance, Electro Mechanical, Micro Computers, Electronic Repair, Dental, and Commercial Cleaning). Programming is also a vital component of our mission and includes Parenting Skills, Sex Offender Treatment, Family Issues, Beyond Fear, Addiction Services, Aftercare and Fellowship AA/NA meetings.

The Industries program employs up to 70 inmates, some of whom graduated from various Vocational Education programs. A Regional Commissary employs up to 60 inmates. Others are employed in various capacities in the Food Service Operation, commercial cleaning and other janitorial functions essential to the hygiene, sanitation and cleanliness of the facility.

The MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution (MacDougall building) commissary-processing center serves as a regional hub for the northern district of the state, handling more than 24,000 orders per month.

Listing of the inmate programs available at MacDougall.
Listing of the inmate programs available at Walker.

visitation Info

CT DOC – MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution – Visitation

MacDougall Building 
Phone: 860-627-2100
General Population – H,I,J,L,M Units
Monday 
06:00-09:45 PM
Tuesday
08:30-10:15 AM
08:30-09:45 PM
Wednesday
12:30 – 02:30 PM
Thursday 
08:30-10:15 AM
08:30-09:45 PM
Friday 
12:30 –02:30 PM
Saturday 
12:30-02:30 PM
06:00-09:45 PM
Sunday 
08:30-10:15 AM
12:30-02:30 PM

General Population – N,O,P,Q Units
Monday 
08:30-10:15 AM
Tuesday
12:30 – 02:30 PM
Wednesday
08:30-10:15 AM
08:30-09:45 PM
Thursday 
12:30 –02:30 PM
Friday 
06:00 – 09:45 PM
Saturday 
09:15-10:15 AM
Sunday 
06:00-09:45 PM

Non-contact R Units
Monday 
12:30-02:30 PM
Tuesday
06:00 – 08:15 PM
Friday 
08:30 – 10:15 AM
Saturday 
08:00 – 09:00 PM

Walker Building 
Phone: 860-292-3400
A-1  – High Bond
Monday 
08:00-09:45 AM
Tuesday
12:45-02:45 PM
Friday 
12:45-02:45 PM
Saturday 
12:45-02:45 PM

A-2  – Assessment
Tuesday
08:30 – 11:00 AM
Friday
07:00 – 09:45 PM
Sunday
08:30 – 11:00 AM

B-1 – AS/ 2 & 3
Monday 
12:45-02:45 PM
Wednesday
08:30-11:00 AM
Thursday 
12:45-02:45 PM
Saturday 
08:30-11:00 AM

B-2 – SRG/2
Tuesday 
08:00-09:45 PM
Tuesday
12:45-02:45 PM
Thursday 
08:30-11:00 AM
Saturday 
08:30-11:00 AM

C-1  – Assessment
Wednesday
08:00-09:45 PM
Friday
07:00-11:00 AM
Sunday
12:45-02:45 PM

C-2  – Assessment
Tuesday
08:30-11:00 AM
Friday
07:00-09:45 AM
Sunday
08:30-11:00 AM

Permanent Party
Monday
08:30-09:30 AM
07:00-08:00 PM
Tuesday
07:00-08:00 PM
Thursday
07:00-09:45 PM
Saturday
07:00-08:00 PM
Sunday
12:45-02:45 PM

Protective Custody
Monday
09:30 – 11:00 AM
Wednesday 
07:00-08:00 PM
Sunday 
07:00-08:00 PM

*There are no visits on State Holidays (New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Lincoln’s Birthday, Washington’s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day). 
*B1 & B2 – SRG and AS Units must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance by calling 860-292-3558 Monday – Friday between 7:00 am & 3:00 pm. 
*One visit per weekend.