Brooklyn Correctional Institution Overview
Brooklyn Correctional Institution is a state prison and correctional institution operated by the Connecticut Department of Correction. It sits at 59 Hartford Road in Brooklyn, Connecticut, and is the only detention facility identified in the Windham County facility map for this project. That does not make it a county sheriff jail. Connecticut unified its county jails and state prisons under one Department of Correction in 1968, so Windham County custody searches route through state systems rather than a local sheriff roster.
The official Brooklyn CI page lists the institution as Level 3 / medium-security and describes a dormitory setting for level 3 medium-security inmates. Current facility leadership listed in the research is Warden Charlatta Jones and Deputy Warden Patrick Michaud, with present staffing of 123. Brooklyn is primarily a sentenced adult facility. Public daily population data can still show a small accused or other-status group, so the most precise reading is that Brooklyn CI is overwhelmingly sentenced in the current data while remaining part of a statewide DOC system that can hold people in more than one legal status.
The official Brooklyn Correctional Institution facility page shows the facility address, phone, security level, visiting updates, programs, and history. The screenshot below is included from the project manifest because it is the matching Brooklyn-specific source for this page.
Use that official facility page for Brooklyn-specific operations, but use the statewide DOC inmate search to find a person first. A person arrested in Windham County may be assigned to another DOC facility, and a person housed at Brooklyn CI may come from somewhere outside Windham County.
Brooklyn Correctional Institution Capacity and Population
Brooklyn CI has sourced facility-level population data from CT Open Data. The quarterly average facility population dataset reported 419 average inmates, 456 average permanent beds, and 91.89% inmate population density for the quarter ending March 31, 2026. The daily facility population dataset reported 410 people at Brooklyn CI on June 2, 2026: 404 sentenced and 6 accused or other status. These figures should be read as dated snapshots because DOC locations, court movements, releases, and transfers can change quickly.
| Measure | Figure | Source date |
|---|---|---|
| Average inmate population | 419 | Quarter ending March 31, 2026 |
| Average permanent beds | 456 | Quarter ending March 31, 2026 |
| Population density | 91.89% | Quarter ending March 31, 2026 |
| Total daily facility count | 410 | June 2, 2026 |
| Sentenced status count | 404 | June 2, 2026 |
| Accused / other status count | 6 | June 2, 2026 |
How to Look Up an Inmate at Brooklyn Correctional Institution
Use the CT DOC Inmate Information Search for Brooklyn CI. The county roster concept does not apply because Brooklyn is operated by the Connecticut Department of Correction, not a Windham County sheriff's office. The DOC locator covers people under DOC custody or supervision, including accused-status and sentenced-status records, but the DOC inmate-information page says Youthful Offender Statute records and ICE-only detainees are excluded from the public database.
- Open the CT DOC Inmate Information Search and search by inmate number if that number is known.
- If no inmate number is available, search by last name and narrow common names with first name or date of birth.
- Review the result fields for the DOC inmate number, name, date of birth, current location, and status.
- Confirm the location says Brooklyn CI or Brooklyn Correctional Institution before relying on Brooklyn-specific visiting or contact details.
- If the location shows a parole office notation, court release, another DOC facility, BOP, ICE, or no match, follow the appropriate statewide, court, federal, or immigration route instead of calling Brooklyn as the first step.
DOC inmate information is updated daily, but daily does not mean minute-by-minute. A same-day arrest, release, court transport, transfer, or housing change can lag behind public search results. The first human fallback for statewide inmate information is the DOC Public Information Office at (860) 692-7780, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or by mail at 24 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield, CT 06109.
Brooklyn Correctional Institution Address and Contact
Call Brooklyn CI for facility-specific questions after confirming that the person is assigned there. Use the DOC Public Information Office for broader statewide inmate-information questions, and use Connecticut Judicial Branch case lookup for formal court charges, docket numbers, and court dates after a Windham County arrest.
Brooklyn Correctional Institution
59 Hartford Road
Brooklyn, CT 06234
(860) 779-4500
Fax: (860) 779-4557
CT DOC Public Information Office
24 Wolcott Hill Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 692-7780
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Visiting Someone at Brooklyn Correctional Institution
Social visits at Brooklyn CI are available in person and by video, but visitors must follow DOC approval and scheduling rules. Statewide DOC guidance starts with locating the inmate, getting on the approved visiting list, and checking the assigned facility's current schedule. Visitors need valid photo identification, must follow dress rules, and should not bring cell phones or electronic devices inside a correctional facility. Visits are not held on state-observed holidays, and facility safety, health restrictions, quarantine status, lockdowns, or housing movement can cancel a scheduled visit.
Brooklyn-specific research includes an important dated caveat. The official facility page states that effective January 21, 2025, a total of three in-person and one virtual visit per week will be allowed. The same Brooklyn contact rules also state that incarcerated individuals are allowed two contact visits and one virtual visit per week. Because those statements are not identical, visitors should check the current Brooklyn monthly schedule or facility confirmation before travel.
| Visiting item | Brooklyn CI rule or caveat |
|---|---|
| In-person social visits | Available for approved visitors under the facility schedule. |
| Video visits | Available; Brooklyn says requests must be made 72 hours in advance and are not scheduled until confirmation is received. |
| Weekly allowance | Jan. 21, 2025 update says three in-person and one virtual visit weekly; another Brooklyn rule says two contact and one virtual visit weekly. Confirm the current schedule. |
| People per visit | Two adults, or one adult and two children. |
| Arrival | Visitors may arrive up to 15 minutes before the visit and be seated in the visiting room. |
| Lobby limit | No more than 15 visitors in the lobby at the same time. |
| Visiting-room limit | Maximum of 24 incarcerated individuals in the visiting room at one time. |
| Housing moves | Visits are scheduled by housing location; if the inmate moves housing, the visit is cancelled and must be rescheduled. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Brooklyn Correctional Institution
CT DOC rules, not county jail rules, govern correspondence, phone access, and inmate funds for Brooklyn CI. The research did not locate a Brooklyn-specific public mail-format block, so do not guess at an envelope format or special mailroom wording. Use current DOC correspondence rules and the facility's official page before mailing anything important, especially legal mail, publications, or materials that may be screened under DOC regulations.
| Service | Provider or official route | Important note |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut DOC correspondence rules and Brooklyn CI facility guidance | No Brooklyn-specific mail format was confirmed in the research; do not invent one. | |
| Phone | Securus through the CT DOC inmate phone system | Verify current rates and account instructions from DOC/Securus materials because fees can change. |
| Inmate Trust Fund phone | 860-692-7670 | DOC says a sender no longer has to be on an inmate's visitor list to send funds. |
| Deposits by U.S. Mail | Inmate Trust Fund, P.O. Box 290800, Wethersfield, CT 06129-0800 | Money orders or certified/cashier's checks require complete and legible remitter information. |
| Electronic deposits | JPay, TouchPay / ctdoc.net, and Western Union corrections services | Use vendor pages for current transaction fees and limits. |
| Attorney or employer checks | Centralized DOC Inmate Trust Fund process | Attorney checks require a cover letter; employer checks require a pay stub. |
Professional and attorney visits are separate from ordinary social visits. CT DOC professional visit guidance says professional visits require valid identification and professional credentials, and pre-scheduling is strongly encouraged.
Booking and Intake at Brooklyn Correctional Institution
Brooklyn CI should not be described as the booking desk for every Windham County arrest. Local police departments, resident troopers, Connecticut State Police, and courts handle the early arrest and court-presentment steps. If a person is held in Connecticut custody, DOC admission, classification, housing, and facility assignment happen within the unified state correctional system. Brooklyn's official history says the institution changed in 1990 from a pretrial Level 4 facility to a sentenced Level 3 facility, which is why the modern facility page needs a state-prison orientation rather than a county-jail intake script.
For formal charges and court events, use the Connecticut Judicial Branch criminal/motor vehicle lookup rather than relying only on a DOC profile. DOC fields such as current location, status, bond amount, controlling offense, sentence date, maximum release date, estimated release date, special parole end date, and detainer are custody and sentence-information fields. Court dockets are the better source for prosecutor-filed charges, court dates, and dispositions.
About Brooklyn Correctional Institution
Brooklyn Correctional Institution preserves the old Windham County jail history while operating today as a CT DOC facility. The official facility history says the original building was built in 1820 and served as both town hall and jail. A new jail was constructed in 1842 with barns and outbuildings, and a section for female prisoners was added in 1863. By 1847, people held there performed outside work such as digging, carting, woodcutting, and harvesting. Late nineteenth-century examples on the official page include commitments for offenses such as drunkenness, theft, and bootlegging, and 1887 statistics recorded 225 inmate commitments.
The modern dormitory-style facility was built in 1990, when Brooklyn changed from a pretrial Level 4 facility to a sentenced Level 3 facility. Programs listed for Brooklyn CI include GED, English as a Second Language, Special Education, vocational programs, business education, computer skills, Literacy Volunteers, sex-offender programming, anger management, and substance-abuse programming. The official page also describes public-service projects for surrounding communities, charitable work with emphasis on organizations combating domestic violence, and talks to high school and at-risk youth about decision-making and the consequences of incarceration. PREA reports are linked for multiple years, including a 2025 final report, but this page does not summarize audit findings that were not extracted in the research.
Note: Confirm custody, visit approval, schedule status, and housing-location rules with DOC or Brooklyn CI before traveling.