The Bridgeport Correctional Center in Fairfield County serves as a prison facility for the city of Bridgeport and other smaller towns surrounding Fairfield. As well as inmates awaiting transfer to other prisons, jails and State penitentiaries. When CT residents are sentenced to a level 4 - high security prison, they are often sent to Bridgeport Correctional Center. The listed address of Bridgeport Correctional Center is 1106 North Ave. This is facility is located in Bridgeport, CT, 06604-2798. This city is in Fairfield. Before traveling, you should always call the jail to verify your inmate is still located at this address and that they can receive visitors.
Inmates and their families require regular contact in order to stay close and connected. But Jails and Prisons often make contact with the outside difficult and costly. Some charge inmates long distance call charges of up to $14 a minute. Few families can afford to talk at those prices. Fortunately, setting up a local number that ring thru to a long distance phone enable inmates to talk at local phone rates to family and friends no matter where they live. To do this you'll need a Jail Call service provided by Globaltel at
jail calls. You can also send mail to an inmate. Just click here:
send postcards. Calling your inmate is the best way to get details about mail and visitation rules for Bridgeport Correctional Center. They can provide you with their individual allowed prison call times and visitation hours and open days. Every prison facility in CT has its own rules. Your loved one will generally be informed of the rules for that facility and any individual restrictions applied.
Bridgeport Correctional Center is a State Prison facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Bridgeport Correctional Center will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Bridgeport Correctional Center is located in the EST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Bridgeport Correctional Center warden is Warden Allison Black. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Bridgeport Correctional Center has a current occupancy of 806. The total inmate capacity of Bridgeport Correctional Center is officially 860. The living conditions at facilities like Bridgeport Correctional Center are often determined by the level of overcrowding. Having to share a bed or having too many inmates in a tight space can lead to conflicts. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Bridgeport Correctional Center by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Bridgeport Correctional Center. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.