Cheshire Correctional Institution

Cheshire Correctional Institution is a Connecticut Department of Correction state prison for men located in , New Haven County, Connecticut. The facility was built beginning in 1910, partly by the inmates of the Wethersfield State Prison, and opened in 1913 as the Cheshire Reformatory for male youths ages 16 to 24.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: Connecticut Department of Correction state prison for men located in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut
  • Also known as: “Connecticut Correctional Institution at Cheshire”, “Connecticut State Reformatory”, and “Correctional Institution at Cheshire”
  • Address: CT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Manson Youth Institution and Peck Mountain.

Prison
is a Connecticut Department… is situated 2,500 feet north of Cheshire Correctional Institution.

Peak
of south-central , 371 feet…

Park
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is situated 2 miles west of Cheshire Correctional Institution.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cheshire and Milldale.

Town
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, is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. is situated 1½ miles south of Cheshire Correctional Institution.

Village
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is a neighborhood in the incorporated town… is situated 3 miles north of Cheshire Correctional Institution.

Village
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is a neighborhood in the town of , United States. is situated 3 miles north of Cheshire Correctional Institution.

Cheshire Correctional Institution

Latitude
41.52322° or 41° 31′ 24″ north
Longitude
-72.90353° or 72° 54′ 13″ west
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
Operator
Connecticut State Department of Correction
Open location code
87H9G3FW+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1021289742
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Geo­Names ID
5284453
Wiki­data ID
Q16890304
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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Honeypot Glen and West Cheshire.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cheshire Correctional Institution and Chapman Elementary School.

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