The Connecticut Department of Correction runs the search for people in Connecticut state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Connecticut Department of Correction
- Official search
- Offender Information Search
- ID number
- CT DOC inmate number
Open the Offender Information Search
How to search the CT DOC inmate list
The Connecticut Department of Correction (CT DOC) runs a public search called Offender Information Search. You can search by CT DOC inmate number, last name, first name or date of birth.
- It lists people incarcerated with the department now.
- Connecticut's correctional system also holds people awaiting trial, so being listed does not mean someone was convicted.
The number to write down is the CT DOC inmate number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Connecticut state prisons we list
We do not copy the Connecticut prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Connecticut directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Bridgeport Correctional Center State prison in Bridgeport
- Brooklyn Correctional Institution State prison in Brooklyn
- Cheshire Correctional Institution State prison in Cheshire
- Corrigan Correctional Center State prison in Uncasville
- Cybulski Community Reintegration Center State prison in Somers
- Garner Correctional Institution State prison in Newtown
- Hartford Correctional Center State prison in Hartford
- Macdougall-Walker Correctional Institution State prison in Suffield
- New Haven Correctional Center State prison in New Haven
- Osborn Correctional Institution State prison in Somers
- Robinson Correctional Institution State prison in Enfield
- York Correctional Institution State prison in Niantic
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Connecticut Department of Correction holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Connecticut page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the CT DOC inmate list?
The Offender Information Search lets you search by CT DOC inmate number, last name, first name or date of birth. A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Connecticut. Will they be in the CT DOC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Connecticut Department of Correction?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Connecticut Department of Correction or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Offender Information Search, Connecticut Department of Correction. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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