York Correctional Institution

York Correctional Institution
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Location201 W Main Street
Niantic, Connecticut
Coordinates41°19′23″N 72°14′14″W / 41.32296°N 72.237307°W / 41.32296; -72.237307
Statusopen
Security classmixed
Capacity1151
Opened1918; 106 years ago (1918); reopened October 1994; 30 years ago (1994-10)
Managed byConnecticut Department of Correction

Janet S. York Correctional Institution is Connecticut's only state prison for women, located in Niantic. The facility opened in its current form in October, 1994, and houses a maximum of 1500 at a range of security levels from minimum to super maximum.[1]

The site was first founded in 1918 as the Connecticut State Farm and Reformatory for Women. As of 1930, the facility had expanded, and was renamed the Niantic Correctional Institution. It composes of a minimum side and maximum side. Average age of women is 35.

  1. ^ "York Correctional Institution". Department of Correction. Retrieved 27 December 2017.