Locate Inmates at York Correctional Institution

York Correctional Institution Overview

The Connecticut Department of Correction runs York Correctional Institution. The state agency calls it the only institution for female offenders in Connecticut. That single fact shapes the whole page. Every woman the state holds, accused or sentenced, lives here. The facility sits in Niantic on 425 acres. It is a high security site, rated at Levels 2 through 5. A higher level means tighter custody and more restrictions. York serves all Superior Courts in the state, so its reach is statewide rather than tied to one court town. The institution manages pretrial and sentenced female offenders at every security level under one operator.

Leadership is listed on the state facility page. The warden is Trina Sexton. The deputy wardens are Katherine Iozzia, Anna Maria Verdura, and Jennifer Page. Staffing is listed at 544. The state has not published a rated bed capacity for York in its official facility profile. Where a number is missing, the page does not guess one. The state does, however, publish a monthly count of who is confined, and that figure appears further down. The terms accused and sentenced come up often here. Accused means a person is awaiting trial and has not been convicted. Sentenced means a court has imposed a term. York holds both kinds of women at once.

The state page for York carries the full profile. Readers can review it through the official York Correctional Institution facility page maintained by the Department of Correction. That profile lists the facility's address, phone line, security level, leadership, and program highlights in one place.

The screenshot shows the all-courts service note and the visiting and program details that drive how families look up and reach women held at York. It confirms the facility's role as the state's lone women's institution rather than a local Middlesex County jail.

Why York Serves Middlesex County Women

Connecticut does not run county jails in the usual sheriff sense. In 1968 the state folded all county jails and state prisons into one Department of Correction. So there is no Middlesex County Jail roster to check. A woman arrested in any Middlesex County town and remanded before trial goes to York. Her case still stays at Middletown Superior Court. The custody and the court are in two different places. That split confuses many families, and it is the key local fact to grasp.

The towns this rule covers include Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook. An arrest in any of them can lead to a York placement for a woman. Pretrial and sentenced women sit at the same institution because the state runs only one female facility. Men follow a different path. A man remanded from a Middletown case is checked first at Hartford Correctional Center, which serves Middletown Superior Court. York is the women's side of that same statewide system.

This is why a county jail search returns nothing official. Connecticut routes custody by court service area and by sex, not by county line. The state DOC locator covers the whole system at once.

York Correctional Institution Population

The state has not published a rated bed capacity for York in its official sources. What it does publish is a monthly count of people confined. On April 1, 2026, that count was 848, all female. The figures below come from the state's monthly statistics report. They give a clear picture of who was held on that date by legal status, race, and age.

The legal-status split tells you how many women were awaiting trial versus serving a term. The accused share is large, which fits York's role as both a jail and a prison for women. The federal-status group is small. These counts shift daily as women enter and leave custody, so treat them as a snapshot rather than a fixed total.

The age spread shows where the population clusters. Most women fall in the middle adult range. A small number are very young or older. The breakdown below reflects the same April 1, 2026 report.

All figures here trace to the CT DOC Monthly Statistics PDF, April 1, 2026. The state updates these reports each month on its dashboards page.

How to Look Up an Inmate at York

The right tool for a York inmate is the statewide DOC Inmate Information Search. There is no county roster to use instead. The state search covers women held at York along with everyone else under DOC custody. It updates daily. It also warns that a current hold does not prove a conviction, because accused women are held alongside sentenced ones. Use the steps below to find a woman and read her status.

1. Open the Connecticut DOC Inmate Information Search for a woman remanded to state custody.
2. Search by name, by date of birth, or by CT DOC number if you know it. The number alone is enough when you have it.
3. Read the result and confirm the current location shows York Correctional Institution.
4. Check the status field. It reads either accused, meaning awaiting trial, or sentenced, meaning a term has been imposed.
5. Open the record for the controlling offense, admission date, and any release dates shown.
6. If no match appears, the woman may be in police custody before transfer, out on bond, held under an excluded status, or in federal custody.

Two groups never appear in this database. Youthful Offender cases are excluded by law. So are people held only for federal immigration authorities. If your search comes up empty for one of those reasons, the online tool cannot help. The fallback is the DOC Public Information Office at (860) 692-7780, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Staff there can answer further offender questions that the website does not show.

York Correctional Institution Address and Contact

Mail, calls, and visits all route through one set of contact details. Use the address and phone lines below to reach the facility and its records line. The fax numbers help when staff ask for documents to be sent ahead.

The full facility profile, including leadership and program notes, sits on the state's official York CI page. For offender questions the website does not answer, the DOC Public Information Office handles further requests by phone and by mail.

Visiting Someone at York

York follows state prison visiting rules, which differ from a county jail. Eligible incarcerated women get two weekday visits total and one weekend visit. Weekday visits can be two in person, two by video, or one of each. In-person visits no longer need to be prescheduled. Video visits still need the request form and a confirmation before they happen. Courtesy visits are not allowed during the first 72 hours of a woman's incarceration.

Before any visit, the visitor must be on the woman's approved visiting list. The woman gives a counselor the visitor's name and address. The counselor sends a Visiting Application Form to the woman, who mails it to the visitor. The visitor fills it out, signs it, and returns it to the facility by mail or in person. That approval can take two to three weeks. General DOC rules apply on the day of a visit. Bring valid photo identification. Leave cell phones and electronics out. Arrive at least 15 minutes early. Visits run 30 minutes until further notice. Dress modestly, since revealing clothing can lead to a denial. Visits are not held on the 13 state-observed holidays the agency lists, and they can be canceled at any time for safety or security.

The state runs its visit requests through an online form. Visitors can start the process on the DOC Visit Request Form, then wait for a confirmation before traveling. General visiting policy sits on the DOC visiting page.

Mail, Money, and Phone at York

Mail must carry the woman's full name and inmate number along with the facility address. That number is the key the system uses to route everything. There is no fixed limit on personal letters beyond disciplinary penalties. Books and magazines must be new and shipped by a bookstore, book club, or publisher. Padded envelopes are discouraged because they raise security flags and slow delivery. Money is handled through the Inmate Trust Fund, and several deposit channels exist.

Mailed deposits go to the Inmate Trust Fund, P.O. Box 290800, Wethersfield, CT 06129-0800. Electronic deposits run through JPay and TouchPay. Western Union also works, using Code City CTDOC with the account set as the 8-digit inmate number plus the woman's last name. Add leading zeros if the number is shorter than eight digits. For account questions, call (860) 692-7670, and allow at least 10 working days for money orders to post. The table below sums up the deposit methods.

The full deposit instructions sit on the state's DOC Inmate Accounts page, which also links the remitter form.

The image shows the trust fund deposit options and remitter rules that families use to fund a woman's account at York. It confirms the mailing address, the electronic vendors, and the remitter details before any transfer goes out.

Phones at York are outgoing only. A woman cannot receive incoming calls. Calls go out as collect or as Securus-billed calls. Each woman keeps a calling list of up to ten social-contact numbers. Credit-card calls, third-party billing, and call forwarding are all prohibited.

Intake and Classification for Women

Custody for a Middlesex County woman moves through three hands. A municipal police department or the State Police handle the arrest side, with the report, identification, and property. The case then goes to the proper Superior Court, which for Middlesex County is Middletown. If a judge orders custody, the state receives the woman at York. Classification is the assessment the state uses to set custody level, housing, and program access. A higher level means a more restrictive setting.

At intake the woman is matched to a DOC inmate number, and her identity and status are recorded. Incoming property is inspected and may be rejected. Cash goes into the inmate account. Clothing worn in is exchanged for a uniform, and bedding, towels, and hygiene items are issued. Any medication in her possession is confiscated, and she receives a medical screening on admission. Eyeglasses may be kept if they meet safety rules. Because the state runs only one female institution, a sentenced woman generally stays at York rather than transferring to another prison. That is a real difference from the men's side, where sentenced people may move across the state after classification.

Programs and History at York

York runs several programs the state highlights. The Marilyn Baker House is an 80-bed intensive inpatient drug treatment unit. A hospice volunteer program serves women near the end of life. A Correctional Enterprise tailoring operation handles uniform work. The Caregiver and Me program supports family-focused visitation, which helps women keep ties with their children. These programs reflect York's mixed role as both a jail for accused women and a prison for sentenced women.

The site has deep roots. The Niantic institution was founded in 1918. York itself opened in October 1994. In 1996 York and the older Niantic operation were consolidated into one facility. That history explains why older records may name Niantic rather than York. The state's monthly population dashboards keep the current counts public, so families and researchers can track the facility's size over time.