How to mail an inmate in Connecticut
To write to someone in Connecticut state custody, address the envelope to the inmate's full committed name and inmate number, then the facility’s own mailing address. Each facility has its own mailing address, listed below. Run by the Connecticut Department of Correction.
The mailing address
[Inmate's full committed name] [inmate number] [Facility name] [Facility mailing address — see the facility page]
Replace the bracketed lines with the person's details and their facility (pick it below for the exact wording).
How Connecticut inmate mail works
- Connecticut sends mail to each facility directly. Address it to the incarcerated person’s full committed name and inmate number, then the facility’s own address.
- Put your full name and return address in the top-left corner. Mail without the inmate number or a return address can be rejected (governed by Administrative Directive 10.7).
- Use blue or black ink — no felt markers or crayons. Incoming mail is opened and inspected for contraband before delivery.
- Confirm the person’s current facility on CT DOC’s inmate information search before mailing — people are transferred between facilities without notice.
What you can't send
- Cash, checks, money orders, or postage stamps
- Any item other than paper (no polaroids, laminated items, or enclosures)
- Nude, sexually explicit, or contraband-promoting content
- Felt markers, crayons, stickers, glitter, glue, tape, perfume, or lipstick
- Publications not sent directly from a publisher or approved vendor
Photos: Photos are generally allowed; no polaroids or laminated photos, and nothing nude or sexually explicit.
Books & magazines: Books and magazines must come directly from a publisher or approved vendor, not in personal mail.
All 12 Connecticut facilities
- Bridgeport Correctional CenterBridgeport, CT
- Cheshire Correctional InstitutionCheshire, CT
- Corrigan Correctional CenterUncasville, CT
- FCI DanburyDanbury, CT
- Garner Correctional InstitutionNewtown, CT
- Hartford Correctional CenterHartford, CT
- MacDougall-Walker Correctional InstitutionSuffield, CT
- Manson Youth InstitutionCheshire, CT
- New Haven Correctional CenterNew Haven, CT
- Osborn Correctional InstitutionSomers, CT
- Robinson Correctional InstitutionEnfield, CT
- York Correctional InstitutionNiantic, CT
Common questions
What is the mailing address for an inmate in Connecticut?
Address the envelope to the inmate's full committed name and inmate number, then the facility’s own mailing address. Use the specific facility’s mailing address, listed on its page below.
Is inmate mail in Connecticut opened or scanned?
Incoming personal mail is opened and inspected for contraband and can be read under the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC)'s rules.
What can't I send to a Connecticut inmate?
Do not send: Cash, checks, money orders, or postage stamps; Any item other than paper (no polaroids, laminated items, or enclosures); Nude, sexually explicit, or contraband-promoting content; Felt markers, crayons, stickers, glitter, glue, tape, perfume, or lipstick; Publications not sent directly from a publisher or approved vendor. Prohibited items get the letter rejected.
How do I find which facility someone is in?
Use the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC)'s official inmate locator, then open that facility's page below for the exact addressing. People are transferred without notice, so confirm before mailing anything important.
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