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| Location | 335 Bilton Road, Somers, Connecticut 06071 |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Level 3 (Medium) |
| Capacity | 1,900 |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Managed by | Connecticut Department of Correction |
TheOsborn Correctional Institution (OCI), formerly known as theConnecticut Correctional Institution – Somers,[1] is a medium-security state prison that includes a high-security mental health unit for men of theConnecticut Department of Correction located inSomers, Connecticut. It has capacity of 1900 inmates, making it amongst the largest prisons in the state and one of the oldest operational facilities in Connecticut.
It housed the state'sexecution chamber[2] until 2015, whencapital punishment was declared unconstitutional.[3] It also housed maledeath row inmates until 1995 when they were transferred to the nearbyNorthern Correctional Institution.[4]
OCI was opened in November 1963 as a replacement for theWethersfield State Prison, and was originally the state's maximum-security prison until 1994 when it was changed to become a medium-security prison.
The Osborn Correctional Institution, formerly known as the Connecticut Correctional Institution-Somers, was opened in November of 1963 as a replacement for the Old Wethersfield State Prison.
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