York Correctional Institution
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| Location | 201 W Main Street Niantic, Connecticut |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | mixed |
| Capacity | 1151 |
| Opened | 1918; reopened October 1994 |
| Managed by | Connecticut Department of Correction |
The York Correctional Institution, formally the Janet S. York Correctional Institution, is Connecticut's only prison for women. 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.
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. The max side is on lockdown every Tuesday. Average age of women is 35.
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