  Location in Connecticut | |
| Location | Hartford, Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°47′36″N 72°39′40″W / 41.793333°N 72.661111°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Level 4 (High) |
| Capacity | 984 |
| Population | 918 (as of February 1, 2018[1]) |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Managed by | Connecticut Department of Correction |
| Warden | Ned McCormick |
| Street address | 177 Weston Street |
| City | Hartford |
| County | Hartford |
| State/province | CT |
| ZIP Code | 06120 |
| Website | https://portal.ct.gov/DOC/Facility/Hartford-CC |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Ravi Shankar, Eyad Alrababah | |
Hartford Correctional Center is one of 18 correctional facilities in Connecticut, United States. The correctional center is located in Hartford, Connecticut. The facility was opened in 1977, with its first warden being Richard Wezowicz.
In March 2016, the participatory budgeting organization Hartford Decide$ set up a voting location at the facility so inmates could vote on how the city's money is spent.[2][3]
Poet and former professor of English at Central Connecticut State University Ravi Shankar spent time at the facility, writing an op-ed about his experiences for the Hartford Courant.[4]
In 2017, Frontline and The New York Times collaborated on a PBS documentary called Life on Parole, which featured a former inmate of the correctional center, Errol Brantley Jr., and his struggles while on parole.[5][6]
- ^ Average Confined Inmate Population and Legal Status (pdf) (Report). Connecticut Department of Correction. February 1, 2018.
- ^ Schoenfeld, Samantha (2016-03-30). "Hartford inmates get chance to vote on improvement projects for city". FOX 61. Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ Vella, Vinny (2016-11-10). "'Hartford Decides' Begins 2nd Year As Residents Pick Community Projects". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ Shankar, Ravi (2014-07-11). "Professor Ravi Shankar: the eight things I learned in jail". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ Dewan, Shaila (2017-07-17). "What Statistics Can't Explain About Life on Parole". FRONTLINE. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ Dewan, Shaila (2017-07-16). "She's His Rock. His Parole Officer Won't Let Him See Her". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-01.