Cheshire Correctional Institution
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Location900 Highland Avenue
Cheshire, Connecticut
StatusOpen
Capacity1580
Opened1913
Managed byConnecticut Department of Correction
DirectorWarden Scott Erfe

Cheshire Correctional Institution is a Connecticut Department of Correction state prison for men located in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut. The facility was built beginning in 1910, partly by the inmates of the Wethersfield State Prison, and opened in 1913 as the Chester Reformatory for male youths ages 16 to 24. In 1982, the state's Manson Youth Institution opened adjacent to the Cheshire Correctional Institution, which was re-designated as an adult prison.[1]

The capacity of Cheshire Correctional Institution is 1580 inmates.

Notable inmates

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Earl Bradley 415266 Serving 14 life sentences without parole.[2][3] Former pediatrician in Delaware who, in 2009, was arrested and convicted for the rape and sexual exploitation of 103 children.[4][5][6][7] Years later, Bradley was moved to Connecticut's department of corrections.[8]
Raymond J. Clark III 371189 Serving a 44 year sentence. Scheduled for release in 2053.[9][10] Perpetrator of the 2009 Murder of Annie Le in which Clark killed the Yale University student on campus while he was working as a laboratory technician for the institution at the time.[11][12][13][14]
William Devin Howell 305917 Serving 7 life sentences without parole.[15] Murdered 7 people in 2003.[16][17]
Matthew Steven Johnson 91492 Serving three life sentences. Murdered 3 people between 2000-2001.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ http://www.ct.gov/doc/lib/doc/pdf/PREAAuditorCheshire.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Pediatrician gets life in prison for sexually abusing patients". NBC News. 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  3. ^ "Delaware: Life Sentence for Pediatrician". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2011-08-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  4. ^ "Pediatrician Earl Bradley Charged With Molestation of 103 Children". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ^ "Pediatrician accused of 'brutal attacks' on kids". NBC News. 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  6. ^ "Delaware pediatrician Dr. Earl Bradley charged in 471 sex crimes against young patients". New York Daily News. Associated Press. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  7. ^ Miller, Carlin (2010-04-20). "Earl Bradley, Alleged Predator Pediatrician, Could Have Been Stopped? Hospital Investigated in 1996 - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  8. ^ "Revealed: Earl Bradley now incarcerated in Cheshire Connecticut". 105.9 FM. Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  9. ^ "Yale lab tech gets 44 years for killing student". NBC News. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  10. ^ Glynn, Casey (2011-06-03). "Yale lab tech Raymond Clark sentenced to 44 years for Annie Le murder - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  11. ^ "Police Say Yale Murder A Case Of Workplace Violence". Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  12. ^ Nasaw, Daniel (2009-09-17). "Annie Le murder: Police charge Yale lab worker Raymond Clark". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  13. ^ "Suspect in Yale student's murder faces judge". NBC News. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  14. ^ "INSIDE STORY: Critical Clues in Case of the Murdered Yale Student". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  15. ^ "Serial Killer William Devin Howell Gets Life in Prison". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  16. ^ "Connecticut serial killer victim named as Marilyn Gonzalez, suspect William Devin Howell remains jailed - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  17. ^ "Suspected Serial Killer William Devin Howell's Case Continued". Chicago Tribune. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  18. ^ By (2004-02-14). "JOHNSON FOUND GUILTY OF 3 MURDERS". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  19. ^ "Hartford man guilty in slayings of 3 prostitutes". New Haven Register. 2004-02-14. Retrieved 2024-01-31.

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