Prior to , the infamous New-Gate prison site in East Granby had served the state. With the November opening of the Connecticut Correctional Institution, the state transferred all prisoners from Wethersfield to Somers. In the summer of , the Connecticut Correctional Institution was reorganized into a medium-security prison and renamed the Osborn Correctional Institution.
It took its name from the Osborn Prison Farm, a large rural tract of land in neighboring Enfield that had established operations in the s. In , officials moved death row inmates at Osborn to the Northern Correctional Institution, a newly opened maximum-security state prison also in Somers. Today, Osborn contains one of the largest prison populations in the state. It has an inpatient hospital, mental health unit, and educational program and also provides inpatient substance abuse treatment.
In an effort to help rehabilitate prisoners, Osborn employs inmates at making clothing and mattresses and in running a full-service print shop. Osborn Correctional Institution Facebook. The physical plant is located on acres adjacent to the Northern Correctional Institution. In the summer of , the facility was reorganized into a level 3, medium-security institution and renamed the Osborn Correctional Institution.
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After confirming by checking the box below and inputting your email address, please press "submit" and then click on "View Insights" for the area you'd like to reveal. Visiting hours for general population inmates are on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from am to am, pm to pm, and pm to pm. Visiting on Tuesdays is from pm to pm and pm to pm.
For more detailed information about visiting hours at Osborn, click here. Inmates are allowed two day visits and one night visit Monday-Friday , one visit every other weekend Saturday-Sunday. Inmates are not allowed more than one visit by the same visitor on the same day, and each visit is limited to one hour maximum.
Before you can visit an inmate at Osborn, you must be added to their approved visiting list. When an inmate first arrives at the facility, they are allowed to set up a visiting list, and the visiting forms will be mailed by their counselor to those who are designated by the offender. Once you receive your form, you must fill it out completely and sign the application before mailing it back to the counselor.
The approval process can take up to three weeks. Any visitor who is 18 or older must be on the approved visiting list. Children must be accompanied by an adult on the approved visitor list and remain under the supervision of the adult visitor. You must present a current, photo identification to visit. All visitors under the age of 16 must provide a valid birth certificate and one additional document containing the child's name, i. You must dress reasonably modest to visit an inmate. All correspondence that you send to an inmate at Osborn must include their full name and inmate number.
Do not use padded mailing envelopes. However, you can order them, and they must be in new condition, packaged and shipped by the bookstore or publisher.
The Connecticut Department of Corrections does not allow inmates to receive clothing packages. You are not allowed to call an inmate at Osborn Correctional Institution, but they can call you collect during approved hours if you have a Securus account. For complete details on how to call an inmate in Connecticut, please click here.
You can send money to an inmate with a money order, debit card, or credit card. If you wish to mail in a money order, you must use the inmate trust fund. When sending a money order, you must include the Inmate Trust Fund Remitter Form and send it with the money order to:.
Be sure to include the inmate's full name and correctional identification number on the money order. Do not include any correspondence to the inmate. Make sure that the money order and remitter form are legible. If you would rather use your debit or credit card to send money online or by phone, click one of the links below to set up an account and get started.
Certified AVP volunteers lead basic, intermediate workshops to teach inmates to understand and to control anger, and how to cope with violence in their lives. Participants completing both basic and advanced workshops qualify for selection to become peer mentors. Two inmates Primary and Secondary are paired with a puppy 9 or 10 weeks old and raise it until one year of age. During that time period, they teach the dog approximately 48 different commands that would be of use to a disabled Veteran.
This week program includes skill building, cognitive techniques, relaxation techniques, and role play. In addition, an assessment tool to ensure program fidelity audits this program.
This program is offered to individuals that have experienced some trauma in their lives. The lesson plans address male role models, emotional and relationship patterns as well as various abuse and its relationship to psych symptoms as well as substance abuse. This program can be modified to work with identified trauma survivors who have also been in the military.
This group is a psycho-educational skill building group with a goal of having individuals explore how their trauma exposure can be impacting current life events.
This is a program developed to enable inmates with different artistic abilities. Although primarily pen, watercolor, and painting, this activity may be multidisciplinary i. Members of this group also have the chance to submit their artwork in the annual Art Shows located throughout the state.
This program provides inmates of different musical backgrounds an opportunity to learn and create different styles of music. There are currently four bands and each band plays twice a week for an hour session. These bands occasionally perform for the inmate population during various monthly activities. This program was developed at Osborn Correctional Institution. Groups of youth from schools and other organizations come into the prison.
While visiting the prison they meet with staff and inmates. The program is designed to encourage participants to make wise decisions, to act responsibly, and to establish and work on personal goals. Inmate testimonials are used to show youth the consequences that the inmates now face as a result of their personal failure in these areas.
The Going Home Program will work with offenders to build a plan for their release. The program will explore all aspects of an offenders return including family life, relationships, parenting, employment, financial, peer relations and will provide connections to other programs for assistance.
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