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CT DOC – New Haven Correctional Center basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 203-974-4111
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at CT DOC – New Haven Correctional Center located at 245 Walley Ave
PO Box 8000 in New Haven, 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 -New Haven Correctional Center – Visitation
CT DOC -New Haven Correctional Center – Inmate Programs
The New Haven Correctional Center houses primarily pretrial offenders and serves the superior courts in Ansonia, Meriden, New Haven, Bantam, Litchfield and Waterbury. It is a level 4 high-security facility.
The Mental Health Department offers a variety of programs for offenders who are experiencing stress and depression, including emotional literacy, community groups and psycho-education.
The Education Department has instituted a program designed to identify non-English speaking offenders upon admission for a referral to educators who specialize in teaching English to speakers of other languages.
Child visits only occur during the 1st group of each session. Children must be accompanied by an adult who is on the visiting list and sign-up at least 15 minutes before the visiting session starts. Children may not be left unattended in the lobby of the waiting area. If you have no one to watch your children, you will not be allowed to visit. Children are not allowed to wander around the visiting room.
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New Haven Correctional Center is a correctional facility located in New Haven Connecticut.With a total population of over 825 inmates many of which are pre-trial offenders, this facility is classified as a level 4, or high security institution.
A mental health department within the institution helps to identify and treat offenders who are depressed, or have psychological and emotional problems.
visitation Info
CT DOC -New Haven Correctional Center – Visitation
All visits will take place in the non-contact visiting area in the main building.
Ongoing Cancellations: No visits on Wednesdays.
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.
Acceptable Identification: Valid Photo Driver’s License, Valid Official Passport, Valid Photo ID issued by CT DMV, any other photo identification must be accompanied by Both a Birth Certificate (with a Raised Seal) and a Social Security Card. No exceptions to these identification requirements.
Check cashing and New Haven resident ID’s are NOT acceptable forms of identification.
Each Visitor may visit only once a day. An inmate may only have one visit per session. One Dorm Visit – consists of no more than three (3) persons, including children. One Secure Housing Visit – consists of no more than two (2) persons, including a child.
