WHAT ARE STATE PRISONS?
State prisons in Connecticut are operated by the State Department of Corrections. There are three main types of prisons: • Correctional Institutions: Correctional institutions confine sentenced males, with the exception of the York Correctional Institution in Niantic, which processes and confines all of Connecticut’s sentenced and unsentenced females. • Correctional Centers Correctional centers in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven serve as jails (incarceration facilities for unsentenced males). Correctional facilities may also process and confine convicted inmates with sentences of less than two years. The Walker Reception and Special Management Unit in Suffield constitutes the agency’s primary intake facility for males with sentences of two years and longer. • Youth Institutions Manson Youth Institution admits and confines sentenced and unsentenced males between the ages of 14 and 21. SECURITY LEVELS Four corresponding security levels have been established for correctional facilities
