New Haven Correction Center

Before visiting New Haven Correction Center, you must be on the inmate's approved visiting list—and you'll need valid photo ID at check-in. Visitors under 16 need a birth certificate plus one additional document showing the child's name. In-person visits allow no more than two visitors total (children included), and authorized contact visits permit a brief embrace and kiss at the beginning and end. The facility doesn't hold visits on state-observed holidays. Sessions are currently capped at 30 minutes to allow disinfecting between visits. Anyone on Quarantine Status can't participate in social visits until cleared by the Health Services Unit. Free video visits use Microsoft Teams, require a valid email address to schedule, and allow up to three authorized adult participants. Visitors can't record video visits.

Address mail clearly with the inmate's full name, inmate number, and facility address so it reaches the right person. All incoming and outgoing mail may be screened for contraband. Legal or privileged mail is opened only in the inmate's presence. Books and magazines are allowed only when new and shipped directly from the bookstore, club, or publisher—all printed material is reviewed under Administrative Directive 10.7. Skip padded envelopes when possible; they're discouraged for security reasons and may slow delivery. There's generally no limit on letters unless a disciplinary penalty applies, but inmates may be prohibited from writing certain people, including victims and some minors when objections are filed.

You can send money to an inmate at New Haven Correctional Center even if you're not on their approved visitor list. Both mailed money orders and electronic deposits work. For mail, fill out the Inmate Trust Fund Remitter Form and send it with your money order to Inmate Trust Fund, P.O. Box 290800, Wethersfield, CT 06129-0800. Include the inmate's full name and correctional ID—double-check both before sending so your payment isn't rejected or applied to the wrong account. Mailed money orders can take at least 10 working days to post. Call 860-692-7670 if you need help with a mailed payment. For electronic deposits, JPay offers select services through the JPay app on smartphones.

Victim notification for New Haven Correctional Center goes through Connecticut's Office of Victim Services (OVS): 225 Spring Street, 4th Floor, Wethersfield, CT 06109, or email OVS@jud.ct.gov. Filing an application seeking release or other relief? Complete JD‑VS‑3 and follow the required distribution: make three copies, attach the original to your application, and send the designated copies to OVS and DOC Victim Services. For sentence-review matters, mail the completed JD‑VS‑3 to the Sentence Review Division at 225 Spring Street, 2nd Floor, Wethersfield, CT 06109—don't send it to the Clerk's Office. The DOC public-information and victim-services process can help direct you to the right unit for general routing and non-legal questions.