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 include Manson Youth Institution and Peck Mountain.

Prison
is a Connecticut Department of Correction state prison for men under the age of 21. It is located in , New Haven County, Connecticut. Although it has a capacity of 679, it currently houses less than half that. is situated 2,500 feet north of Cheshire Correctional Institution.

Peak
of south-central , 371 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located in . It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from near New Haven, north through the Connecticut River Valley of to the border.

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. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of was 28,733. The town is part of the . is situated 1½ miles south of Cheshire Correctional Institution.

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

Village
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is a neighborhood in the town of , United States. It is generally the area in the vicinity of the intersection of Route 322 and Avenue, just North of the Town line. 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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