Hartford Correctional Center

Address:	177 Weston Street Hartford, CT 06120 Directions.
Phone:	(959) 200-3000
Fax:	(959) 200-3008
Security:	Level 4

Visiting Information:

Please review the following information before scheduling a visit https://portal.ct.gov/DOC/Miscellaneous/Visiting

Updates:  Unfortunately, due to an increase in the Covid-19 positivity rate social visits are temporarily suspended until further notice. 

The suspension of in-person visits is a safety measure aimed at minimizing the spread of the virus.

Video Visits are Available

Video visits must be pre-scheduled and a visiting Request Form must be completed.

Visitors must be on the approved, active visiting list.

Please complete the following form to schedule a video visit: Visit Request Form

Note: A video visit is not scheduled until you receive confirmation from the facility.

Check your junk mail folder for confirmations or emails regarding visits.

Any individual who attempts to visit a facility will not be accommodated.

For all general visiting information refer to https://portal.ct.gov/DOC/Miscellaneous/Visiting

Population Information:

See data available regarding Connecticut Department of Correction's supervised population.

General Information:

The Hartford Correctional Center is committed to protecting the public and staff by providing a safe, secure, and healthy environment for all persons remanded to its custody, and to promoting the responsible behavior of each such individual. The Hartford Correctional Center strives to create a facility that promotes professionalism, excellence, and dignity for its employees.

This level 4, high-security urban jail holds primarily pretrial offenders and serves superior courts in Bristol, Enfield, Hartford, Manchester, Middletown, New Britain, Rockville and West Hartford.

The Hartford Correctional Center also oversees this agency's 12-bed Medical-Surgical Ward at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. The Medical-Surgical Ward is a level 5 co-ed inpatient/outpatient program. The high security medical ward, on a yearly basis processes nearly 350 inpatients and more than 2,200 outpatients.

Present staffing: 337.

Listing of the inmate programs available at this facility (PDF, 283 KB).

PREA Auditor's Summary Report (PDF, 728 KB).

History:

The Hartford Correctional Center was opened in 1977. Designed as a level 4 pretrial facility for adult males. It is situated on 10 acres.

In 1990, the addition of Dormitory 1 and 2 was opened.

In 1991, the addition of Dormitory 3 and 4 was opened.

List of past wardens: