Find York Correctional Institution Inmates

York Inmate Overview

York Correctional Institution is operated by CT DOC and serves as the state's only institution for female offenders. The official page says York serves all superior courts in Connecticut and manages all pretrial and sentenced female offenders, regardless of security level. For Stratford custody questions, that means a female arrestee who enters DOC custody may be connected to York rather than Bridgeport Correctional Center.

York is listed as Level 2-5 and high security. The facility address is in Niantic, not Stratford, but its statewide role makes it essential to Stratford inmate searches. The warden listed in the research is Trina Sexton, with deputy wardens Katherine Iozzia and Anna Maria Verdura. A search result for York should still be read as custody information, not proof of conviction, because CT DOC holds both accused persons awaiting trial and sentenced prisoners.

The official York CI facility page is the subject-matched facility source for female Stratford custody.

The York facility screenshot anchors the Stratford search path for women because Bridgeport CC is an adult male facility.

York Inmate Search

The correct public lookup for York Correctional Institution is the CT DOC Inmate Information page and its linked Inmate Information Search. The DOC page says the database covers inmates currently incarcerated with CT DOC, is updated daily, and excludes Youthful Offender Statute cases and offenders held on behalf of ICE. If a Stratford arrest just occurred, a same-day search can fail because the person may still be in police processing, released, in transport, or not yet entered into state custody.

1. Use Stratford Police first when the arrest is very recent and custody may still be local.
2. Open the CT DOC inmate information page for current state custody.
3. Search by last name and first name, or by inmate number when the DOC number is known.
4. Check whether the result identifies York Correctional Institution or another CT DOC facility.
5. Use Judicial Branch case lookup for filed charges, dates, and court records after the arrest reaches court.

York search results should be separated from court records. A DOC result can show current custody and facility placement, while the Judicial Branch lookup is the source for public criminal and motor vehicle case information after charges reach court. If no York result appears, possible explanations include release, spelling differences, delayed intake, youthful-offender exclusion, ICE custody, federal custody, or placement at another DOC facility after classification.

The CT DOC inmate information page explains current custody coverage and limits.

The locator screenshot is relevant here because York placement is confirmed through CT DOC rather than a Stratford police roster.

York Contact Details

York CI contact information comes from CT DOC facility materials. Use the main phone for facility routing and current custody questions the facility can lawfully answer. Medical fax and professional visit contacts are separate from general family questions. Because York is a state institution, families should also keep the CT DOC Public Information Office in mind for broader offender-information requests.

York Inmate Population

The research did not locate a current official York capacity figure in the facility page materials. It did locate York's statewide custody role, which is the key fact for Stratford searches. York manages female pretrial and sentenced offenders for all Connecticut superior courts, across security levels. Bridgeport CC population figures should not be borrowed for York, and Stratford-specific female custody totals were not published in the official sources reviewed.

That gap affects how the York inmate population should be described. The accurate statement is functional rather than numeric: if a woman arrested in Stratford is held by CT DOC, York CI is the facility to check first through the DOC locator. Later transfer or classification details still depend on the live CT DOC record and any current facility notice.

York Inmate Visits

York allows social visits in person or by video. The official page says eligible incarcerated individuals are allowed two total visits during the week, which can be two in-person visits, two video visits, or one of each. They are also allowed one weekend visit. In-person visits no longer need to be prescheduled, but video visits must be prescheduled with the DOC Visiting Request Form. Visitors still must be on the approved active visiting list.

Professional visits also have separate rules. CT DOC professional-visit information lists York professional visits from 8:00-10:45 a.m. and 1:00-2:15 p.m. It says unscheduled attorney visits are reasonably accommodated unless a facility emergency prevents them. Email scheduling is available at York.ProfVisit@ct.gov, with Secretary Heidi Bruno listed as primary contact at (860) 451-3149 and Counselor Supervisor Jasmain Reese as secondary contact at (860) 451-3181.

The CT DOC Visiting Request Form includes facility location, inmate number, inmate name, visitor name, date of birth, address, phone, email, preferred days, preferred times, and terms acceptance. Note: Confirm York visit eligibility and active visitor-list status before traveling.

York Mail and Money

The research did not locate a York-specific public commissary fee table. CT DOC rules and statewide materials should control mail, phone, and account issues unless York provides a more specific instruction. For Bridgeport CC, the research captured a DOC Inmate Trust Fund money order address. For York, do not assume a different fee, vendor, or deposit rule without current DOC confirmation.

When a live DOC record confirms York placement, use the current facility instructions before sending mail or funds.

York Programs History

York has several programs documented in official facility material. The research lists an 80-bed intensive inpatient drug-treatment unit called Marilyn Baker House, a hospice program that trains inmate volunteers to provide end-of-life care, a Correctional Enterprise tailoring program for offender uniforms, and Caregiver and Me, an enhanced family-focused visitation program for mothers, children, and caregivers. The Caregiver and Me program requires the mother to be enrolled in or to have completed a parenting program, and the children must be on the approved visitor list.

York's history begins with the 1918 Connecticut State Farm and Reformatory for Women. York opened in October 1994, consolidated with Niantic in 1996, and sits on 425 acres. The official history lists dorm and celled housing additions in 1988 and 1997, NCCHC Facility of the Year recognition in 2008, and closure of the Niantic Annex in 2016. The facility page says York received international attention for programs and management of its population.

York Custody Oversight

York publishes PREA final audit reports, with research listing 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 reports. PREA reports are part of the public oversight record for correctional conditions. CT DOC also provides statewide materials on correctional ombudsman resources, health information and advisories, mental health and suicide elimination, offender reentry services, volunteer services, and hospice. These do not replace a custody search, but they help identify the right state office when the question is about conditions, reentry, health, or program access.

Federal and immigration custody remain separate from York. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System searches ICE custody by A-number or biographical data and cannot search records for people under 18. The BOP Inmate Locator applies to federal Bureau of Prisons custody. Those systems do not replace CT DOC for a woman held at York after a Stratford arrest.

VINELink is also available for custody-status notification where Connecticut participates. It should be treated as an alert and notification resource rather than the official facility record. For live facility placement, CT DOC remains the source; for court events after arrest, the Judicial Branch remains the source.