Connecticut State Division of Public Defender Services

Members of the public have reported receiving calls, reportedly from the Judicial Branch of the Public Defender’s office, indicating that their loved one is in jail and they need to immediately send cash or provide a credit card number for bail. These calls are scams, so please do not send cash or provide your credit card number or any other personal information. A public defender would never call and ask for money or credit card information. If you receive such a call, contact the State Police in your state.

Connecticut Valley Hospital

Public Defender at Connecticut Valley Hospital
Psychiatric Defense Unit

Shew Hall, Silver Street
P.O. Box 351
Middletown, CT 06457

Telephone: (860) 262-5910
Fax: (860) 262-5915

Directions:

From Hartford and North:

Take I-91 South

Take Route 9 South toward Middletown

Take exit 12 (Silver Street)

Follow signs to Connecticut Valley Hospital

Take a Left off the Exit and cross over Route 9

Go up the hill (you'll see the CVH campus on your right)

Take a right into the campus

The first large building on the right is Shew Hall

Parking is located in the front of the building.