Bridgeport Correctional Center

Bridgeport Correctional Center is a high-security state jail for men in Bridgeport, CT. It was built in and received its first inmates in 1958. It contains both pre-trial defendants for the courts of Ansonia, Derby, Milford, Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk and Stamford and sentenced offenders.HistoryThe original building on the current prison campus was built in 1958. In 1974, A new addition was opened and the original building was turned over to the Bridgeport courts as judge's chambers and housing for pre-trial detainees. A fire in 1990 led to the demolition of the original facility and all inmates are currently either housed in cell blocks in the "New Center" or in one of three open dorm units: Madison, North Wing, and Memorial.ProgramsAddiction ServicesEducational ServicesRecreational ServicesReligious ServicesVolunteer Services