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Bridgeport Correctional Center and Stamford Custody

Stamford has no county jail. Connecticut folded all county jails and state prisons into one state agency in 1968, so custody runs through the Connecticut Department of Correction. A person arrested in Stamford may be processed by city police, brought to court for arraignment, and then held by the state if not released. That state custody often means a bed at Bridgeport Correctional Center. The Department of Correction says the facility serves the Superior Courts of Ansonia, Derby, Milford, Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, and Stamford.

The center is a Level 4 high-security facility for adult men. It confines both accused and sentenced offenders, which sets it apart from a simple city lockup. It also runs a smaller sentenced Level 2 unit, a minimum-security work force group whose members qualify for outside-clearance jobs and community support programs. The official CT DOC facility page describes its address, security level, staffing, and history. CT DOC lists current staffing of 325 and names Jesus Guadarrama as warden.

To picture the place before a visit or a search, the state facility page is the best starting point. The screenshot below comes from the official CT DOC Bridgeport CC page, which carries the address, phone, level, and program links. It confirms that this is a Department of Correction facility serving Stamford court, not a Stamford or Fairfield County jail.

Reading the page first saves a wasted trip or a misdirected call. It also makes clear why a Stamford search routes through a Bridgeport address rather than a local roster.

Who Is Held at Bridgeport Correctional Center

The population here is mostly men awaiting trial. On June 1, 2026, CT DOC's own monthly report classified most of the confined population as accused rather than sentenced. That distinction matters for any inmate search. A listing in custody does not prove guilt. The Department of Correction warns that its facilities hold accused people who have not been convicted. Roughly eight in ten people counted here are pretrial, a pattern that has held across recent years.

The June 1, 2026 report broke the count into legal status, sex, and race. All confined inmates were male. The table below shows the legal-status split from that report.

Race counts from the same report were 136 White, 235 Black, 187 Hispanic, 3 American Indian, and 12 Asian. The largest age band was 36 to 45, with 181 people. These figures come from the CT DOC June 1, 2026 statistics report. They describe the whole facility, which serves several courts, so they are not a Stamford-only count.

Note: These counts cover everyone held at the facility serving seven courts, so they should never be read as a tally of Stamford residents alone.

Bridgeport Correctional Center Capacity and Population

The facility is built well above its current count. The 2024 PREA audit, a federal-standard review published by CT DOC, listed a designated capacity of 925. The same audit recorded a 12-month average daily population of 584 and marked "No" for whether the facility had been over capacity in the prior year. The state's monthly reports have stayed below that 925 ceiling in every sampled month.

The count moves month to month. CT DOC's monthly statistics index publishes a fresh population figure for each facility. The table below tracks Bridgeport CC across recent December reports and the latest 2026 figures, all from official CT DOC monthly data.

The trend rises and falls inside a narrow band. The sampled counts ran from 563 to 640. None approached the 925 designed capacity. For broader context, the statewide average confined population in May 2026 was 10,771, so Bridgeport CC held a small share of the system. The point for a searcher is simple. This is a busy but not overflowing facility, and its numbers change daily.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Bridgeport Correctional Center

Custody here is checked through the statewide locator, not a county roster. The CT DOC Inmate Information Search covers people currently under Department of Correction supervision. CT.gov says you can search by Connecticut DOC number, name, or date of birth. The database updates daily, may change quickly, and may not reflect the most current status. A fuller walkthrough sits on the jail inmate records page.

1. Open the CT DOC Inmate Information Search at ctinmateinfo.state.ct.us.
2. Search by Connecticut DOC number if you have it; otherwise use the person's name and date of birth.
3. Check the current location field to confirm the person is held at Bridgeport Correctional Center, since inmates can transfer statewide.
4. Open the record for status, controlling offense, bond amount, admission date, and release estimates.

The search has limits worth knowing. It excludes youthful offenders and people held on behalf of federal immigration authorities. Someone arrested today may not appear yet, because the data feed is daily and a person may still be in police or court processing. When the online search fails, call the CT DOC Public Information Office at (860) 692-7780, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The search-field layout below reflects what CT.gov documents for the locator.

Note: A daily-updated locator is a snapshot, not a guarantee, so treat a missing or changed listing as a reason to call the Public Information Office rather than a final answer.

Bridgeport Correctional Center Address and Contact

The facility sits at the corner of North Avenue and Madison Avenue in Bridgeport. Mail, calls, and visits all route through that address. For offender information beyond the online search, the CT DOC Public Information Office in Wethersfield is the official phone contact. The cards below carry both.

Use the facility number for visit and inmate questions tied to the building itself. Use the Public Information Office line when an online search is unclear or you need records help. Both are state contacts, since no Stamford county office runs this custody.

Visiting Someone at Bridgeport Correctional Center

Visits here are pre-scheduled and tightly controlled. The facility page allows one in-person visit per week and one video visit per week. Both require a completed visit request form, and the visitor must be on the approved active visiting list. A visit is not set until the facility confirms it. CT DOC warns that anyone who shows up without a confirmed visit will not be accommodated. The general rules from the CT DOC visiting page add the rest of the routine.

General CT DOC rules cap in-person visits at two visitors, including children. Visits currently run 30 minutes. Bring valid photo identification and arrive at least 15 minutes early. Cell phones and electronic devices are barred inside. There are no visits on state-observed holidays. The visiting page also explains the approved-list process, which the image below shows.

Because schedules at Bridgeport CC are tied to housing unit, the time slot depends on where the inmate lives inside the facility. The summary below reflects the unit-based structure in the official Bridgeport visiting schedules.

Video visits run on Microsoft Teams and are free of charge per CT DOC. They need a valid email, an approved visitor, and facility confirmation before the session. Up to three authorized adults may join a video visit, and minors join only with a parent or guardian. Enter 15 minutes early for screening. The facility records video visits, and visitors may not record them.

Note: Confirm the inmate's current unit before relying on any schedule, because the time slot follows the housing assignment and an inmate can be moved.

Mail, Calls, Commissary, and Money

Mail goes straight to the facility, but money does not. The CT DOC family and friends handbook gives the mail format: the inmate's name and number, the facility name, the street address, then city, state, and ZIP. Incoming mail must show a sender return address. Under Administrative Directive 10.7, mail can be opened, inspected, scanned, restricted, or prohibited. Phone calls run through Securus, are outgoing only, use a PIN, and are generally limited to 15 minutes. The CT DOC inmate phone system page covers the Securus setup.

Money has its own route. Funds never go to the cell or the front desk in cash. The CT DOC inmate accounts page lists mailed money orders to the Inmate Trust Fund and three electronic vendors. The accounts page, shown below, also spells out the remitter details a deposit must carry.

Mailed funds must be a money order or certified check payable to the inmate, sent with full remitter information to the Inmate Trust Fund. Do not tuck cards, letters, or photos in with the payment, because they will not be forwarded. The table below pulls the main channels together.

Required remitter details for a mailed deposit include the inmate's full name, inmate number, and date of birth, plus the sender's full name and address. The handbook says commissary covers hygiene items, snacks, writing materials, and approved goods, with order forms collected weekly and items delivered the following week. It is no longer necessary to be on the inmate's visitor list to send funds.

Court and Transfer Pathway

Custody here follows a clear chain. A Stamford arrest may begin with city police, move to arraignment at Geographical Area No. 1 at Stamford Superior Court, and end in state custody if the person is held. Because Connecticut runs a unified system, pretrial detention and sentenced detention both happen inside CT DOC. Bridgeport CC commonly holds the accused while a case moves through court.

After sentencing, the path can change. A sentenced person may be reclassified and moved to another statewide facility. The CT DOC locator's current-location field is the way to track that move. Some people fit special tracks. A female defendant in state custody would be at York Correctional Institution, not Bridgeport CC. A male under 21 may route to Manson Youth Institution after classification. For automated alerts on these movements, Connecticut VINE sends custody and court notifications.

Note: After a sentence, check the locator's current-location field, since the person may have been transferred from Bridgeport CC to another Connecticut facility.

Programs and Oversight at Bridgeport Correctional Center

The facility runs services aimed at reentry. CT DOC says Bridgeport CC offers Addiction Services, Recreational Services, Educational Services, Volunteer Services, and Religious Services. Its programs and services framework ties into a statewide catalog that adds vocational training, substance abuse treatment, parenting, and reentry support. The facility keeps a school contact for educational programming. CT DOC frames this work as helping inmates adjust to incarceration and return to society as productive citizens.

Oversight is layered. PREA audits, which review sexual-abuse prevention under federal standards, have been published for Bridgeport CC in 2018, 2021, and 2024. The 2024 PREA final audit found sampled standards compliant and confirmed that aggregated abuse data is published at least once a year. Connecticut State Police investigate potentially criminal sexual-abuse matters, while DOC PREA staff handle administrative cases. The Office of Inspector General can publish in-custody death reports and investigate covered incidents, and a 2025 OIG report involved a Bridgeport CC death. State law also requires quarterly DOC reporting of population density for each facility.

Building Layout and History

Bridgeport CC is a layered complex, not a single block. It opened in 1958. In 1974, the New Center was built for about 310 Level 4 inmates. The oldest part, called the Old Center, once held the judge's chambers and housing for inmates awaiting judgment. It suffered fire damage in 1990 and was demolished in 1997. That history is why the facility carries the formal "correctional center" name and several distinct units rather than the plain layout of a city lockup.

The dorm units came later. Madison, Fairmount, and Memorial are open dormitory units built in 1986 and 1992. CT DOC says Madison houses 58 Level 2 inmates, Fairmount houses 208 Level 4 inmates, and Memorial houses 240 Level 4 inmates. The mix is unusual. The same address holds a Level 4 high-security population and a smaller Level 2 work force group cleared for outside jobs. Knowing the unit names helps, because visiting schedules and housing assignments turn on where inside the complex an inmate actually lives.

Directions and Arrival Notes

The center sits at North Avenue and Madison Avenue. The official CT DOC directions page lays out highway approaches from Hartford, the Merritt Parkway, and Route 8. From Hartford, CT DOC routes drivers down I-91 to I-95 south at New Haven, then to Exit 27A for Route 8/25 north, on to Exit 4 at Lindley Street, and onto North Avenue heading west. Keep these directions separate from courthouse directions, since the correctional center and the Bridgeport courthouse use different exits.

The directions page below is the source to follow before you drive. It carries each approach turn by turn, and every route ends on North Avenue, the stretch of U.S. Route 1 that runs past the facility.

A few arrival cautions apply. CT DOC did not publish visitor parking rates, a bus route, or a separate accessible-entrance description for the facility. Confirm parking and transit with the facility before you travel. Visitors who need an accommodation should call Bridgeport CC ahead of time. Above all, do not arrive for a social visit without a confirmed appointment, because the facility will turn away anyone without one.