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| Location | Wethersfield, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°43′12″N 72°39′31″W / 41.72000°N 72.65861°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Capacity | 788 |
| Opened | 21 October 1827 |
| Closed | November, 1963 |
| Managed by | Connecticut State Prison |
| Director | Wardens[1]
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Wethersfield State Prison was the second state prison in the state of Connecticut. Used between 1827 and 1963, it was later demolished and the site turned into a park on the banks of the Connecticut River.
- ^ Connecticut State Library, State Prison - State Agency, Connecticut State Library, 1999, http://www.ctstatelibrary.org/agencies/stateprison.htm, accessed on 27 October 2013