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York Correctional Institution
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York Correctional Institution is a state prison located in New London County, Connecticut. Reported population: 973. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
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Current population
973
Occupancy
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Year opened
1994
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1994
Region
Connecticut
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
68%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q28402458)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). York Correctional Institution. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/york-correctional-institution
"York Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/york-correctional-institution.
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