Level 3 (men) · Correctional Institution · Connecticut DOC

Brooklyn Correctional Institution

Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut

Visiting schedules change without notice. Always call before traveling.

Call Visiting Office: (860) 779-4500 Info last verified: June 2026

One of Connecticut's smaller, lower-security prisons, for sentenced men in Brooklyn in the state's rural northeastern corner (the Quiet Corner) — not Brooklyn, New York — with dormitory housing and a programming focus.

Statewide rules that apply at every Connecticut correctional facility

These rules are set by Connecticut DOC and apply at every unit. The full list — including all permitted and prohibited items and the approval process — is in Visiting in Connecticut.

Dress code

Dress with reasonable modesty — no revealing, seductive, or offensive clothing, and nothing staff consider a safety or security risk.
No watches of any kind, for any visitor (including attorneys).
Avoid metal in clothing and accessories — underwire, belts, jewelry, hair clips, body piercings, and metal-toed shoes can stop you from clearing the metal detector and lead to denied entry.
Connecticut does not publish a detailed list of banned colors or styles, so confirm any specifics with the facility before traveling.

ID: Every visitor 18 or older shows valid government-issued photo ID at each visit (driver's license, state ID, military ID, passport, or permanent resident card), and a child's accompanying adult brings the child's birth certificate plus one other document with the child's name. Every visitor must be approved on the inmate's visiting list first.
What to bring: Almost nothing comes into the visit room — no phones, electronics, food, purses, or coats (the one exception is a clear bottle, a small cloth, and a pacifier for an infant). Nothing may be passed to the inmate; lockers are available at some facilities at your own risk, and money goes to the Inmate Trust Fund, never through the visit.
Scheduling: Connecticut runs a unified system, so these rules cover both pretrial and sentenced people, and days and hours are set by each facility. Since 2024, general-population in-person visits at most facilities are first come, first served, while visits for restrictive-status inmates and all video visits are scheduled through the DOC online request form.

Full statewide rules: Visiting in Connecticut

Overview

Brooklyn Correctional Institution, in Brooklyn in northeastern Connecticut, is a Level 3 prison for sentenced men and one of the smaller facilities in the state, with dormitory-style housing. The correctional site is historic — it traces to the Windham County Jail built in 1820 — but the current dormitory facility was built in 1990, when it became a sentenced-population prison. Brooklyn emphasizes programming: education, vocational and business training, substance-abuse and anger-management programming, and sex-offender treatment.

What Makes Brooklyn Different

It is in Brooklyn, Connecticut — the rural Quiet Corner — and is easy to confuse with Brooklyn, New York.
It is one of the smaller Connecticut prisons, with dormitory housing rather than cell blocks.
It is programming-focused, including education, vocational training, and sex-offender treatment.
Visiting is assigned by housing unit, with days and hours set on the facility’s current monthly schedule.

Visiting

The statewide Connecticut DOC rules above — the approved list, the dress code, ID, and search rules — apply at Brooklyn.

The full approval process is in Visiting in Connecticut.

Getting There and Parking

Brooklyn is on Hartford Road (Route 6) in northeastern Connecticut, near Danielson.

Distances are approximate, based on map routing. Visitor parking is on site.

Nearby Services

Danielson and Putnam, both small, have the nearest food, gas, and lodging. The nearest 24/7 emergency room is Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, about 10 miles north.

Mail

Personal mail goes to the facility, addressed with the person’s name and inmate number; Connecticut delivers the physical letter rather than scanning it off-site. Legal mail marked as privileged is opened in the person’s presence and not read. Full rules are in Mail & Packages.

Learn More

For detailed information about visiting and communicating with someone in a Connecticut correctional facility:

Visiting in Connecticut — the approved list, dress code, and contact vs. non-contact
Mail & Packages — the inmate number and what can be sent
Phone & Video Calls — free calls, video, and messaging
Sending Money — the Inmate Trust Fund
Medical & Mental Health — health care and the Correction Ombudsman
Transfers & Finding Someone — the unified system and the locator

Sources

This page is compiled from the following publicly available sources. Policies change without notice — confirm current details with the facility before relying on them.