Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center

Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center is located in Uncasville, Connecticut, and it is level three and four, high-security prison for male inmates.

The Corrigan Correctional Institution and the Radgowski Correctional Institution were consolidated in May 2001 as the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center. This facility confines both pretrial and sentenced offenders. It serves superior courts in Danielson, New London, Norwich, and Windham.

The offenders participate in community service activities, such as providing the Department of Transportation with assistance with clean-up activities in Occum and Great Plains, Connecticut. They also provided assistance at Troop E of the Connecticut State Police. 

The Corrigan building is named after Raymond L. Corrigan, who at his death in February of 1983 had culminated a 14 year career with the Department of Correction by attaining the position of Chief of Engineering Services.

The Radgowski building in named in honor of Stanley J. Radgowski Jr., who served with the DOC in its commissary unit.  He had retired as a corporal with the Connecticut State Police and was very active in the Montville community as president of the Polish American Citizen's Club, Little League and Babe Ruth League and was a member of Post 112 of the American Legion.

The Corrigan Correctional Institution was opened on December 30, 1994 as a level 4, high-security facility for male offenders. The Radgowski Correctional Institution was opened on January 10, 1991 as a level 3, medium-security facility for male offenders.

The Radgowski Annex, formerly Montville Correctional Center, was opened in 1957 and was closed in 1991. On June 30, 1997 the Annex was reopened.  In 2017, Governor of Connecticut, Dan Malloy announced that the annex will close due to a lack of prisoners resulting from a lowered crime rate.

This facility houses approximately 1,600 inmates - 1,200 who have been sentenced and 400 who are in pretrial status.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

The visiting hours at Corrigan-Radgowski depend on which building the inmate is housed in. 

Corrigan

Even number inmates: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm, Saturdays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, and 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Odd number inmates: Wednesday and Fridays from 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm, Sundays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

SRG (E Pod): Mondays from 7:00-10:00 PM (on odd days) Saturdays from 8:30-10:00 AM
SRG (B Pod): Mondays from 7:00-10:00 PM (on even days) Sundays from 8:30-10:00 AM

Radgowski

Visiting hours are Monday through Friday from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 8:30 am to 10:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

There are no visits on State Holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. 

Getting on the approved visiting list

Before you can visit, you must be placed on the inmate's approved visiting list. Upon incarceration, inmates are allowed to set up a visiting list.  Visiting forms will be sent by the inmate's counselor to those designated by the offender.  

It is up to the offender to notify a visitor that they have been added to the visiting list. Inmates at Corrigan-Radgowski are allowed to have up to seven visitors on their approved list.

Once you receive your form, complete and sign the application and mail it back to the assigned counselor. The process takes approximately two to three weeks.

An adult is defined as an individual who is 18 years of age or older. Children shall be accompanied by an adult on the approved visitor list and remain under the supervision of the adult visitor.

General Visiting Rules

Visitors are encouraged to contact the facility prior to visitation to confirm the visiting schedule and to insure that the inmate they plan to visit has not lost his or her visiting privileges.

You must present a current, photo identification at the correctional facility to be allowed to visit. All visitors under the age of 16 must provide a valid birth certificate and one additional document containing the child's name, i.e. report card, social security card, etc. 

Please also be advised that visitors who are exhibiting flu symptoms will not be permitted to visit with offenders.

Attire must be reasonably modest. Revealing, seductive, or offensive clothing may present a safety and/or security risk and may result in the visitor being denied access to the facility.

Please note that cell phones and electronic devices are not permitted.

All correspondence must include the inmate's full name and their inmate number in addition to the institution's address.

Do not use padded mailing envelopes as they may present a security issue. The use of such envelopes will result in slower delivery of mail.

You can only send books and magazines to an inmate if they are in new condition and are packaged and shipped by the book store, book club, or publisher from which they are purchased. 

Outside CD's and tapes must be educational or religious in nature and not be available through commissary.  They must be ordered from a commercial distributor and sent directly by the distributor. Like books or magazines, incoming CD's are subject to review.

The Connecticut Department of Correction does not allow family and friends to send in clothing packages for offenders.

How to Call an Inmate

Inmates can’t receive incoming calls, but they do have access to phones during daytime hours to make collect calls. For complete details on how to call an inmate in Connecticut, please click here.

How to Send Money

You can send money to an inmate with a money order by using the postal service, or you can use a debit or credit card with JPAY, Touch Pay, or Western Union.

By U.S. Mail:

When sending a money order it is important to have complete and legible remitter information included with the money order. For your convenience, you can download Inmate Trust Fund Remitter Form and send it with the money order to: 

Inmate Trust Fund
P.O. Box 290800
Wethersfield, CT 06129-0800

If sending a money order, be certain to include the inmate's full name and correctional identification number on the money order. Do not include any correspondence to the inmate. 

You may also fund an inmate's account by using the following companies:

JPAY: One Click Payments with JPAY
Touch Pay: www.touchpayonline.com
Western Union: Electronic Deposits (PDF, 94KB)

For Western Union, please remember:

Pay To: Connecticut DOC
Code City: CTDOC
Account: 8-digit Inmate Number and Inmate Last Name.*

* If inmate number is less than 8 digits, add two zeros at the beginning, i.e., 00123456Johnson

If you have any questions, please call 860-692-7670.  Please allow at least 10 working days for money orders to be posted to an inmate's account.

​Programs For ​Inmates

Programs offered to offenders in the Corrigan Correctional Institution included an extensive anger management curriculum for inmates with a history of violent tendencies. 

A close monitoring unit is maintained in order to segregate those offenders who have been classified as members of gangs. In this unit, cultural and gang awareness programs are offered to encourage offender insight into the negative aspects of gang participation. 

A full complement of educational and addiction services programming is also offered at both Corrigan and Radgowski..

The Speak Out Program, in which inmates discuss decision making and the impact of prison upon their lives, visit Southern Connecticut State University and several local middle and high schools.

A New Direction is an Addiction Services program to meet the needs of the sentenced and unsentenced offenders at the direct admission facilities. Addiction Services units shall offer a short-term drug and alcohol education program using the evidenced based Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Curriculum, "A New Direction," by Hazelden. This curriculum addresses criminal and addictive thinking based on real life experiences of incarcerated addicts. 

Alcoholics Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship, self-help group for men and women who provide mutual support in obtaining and maintaining sobriety while also helping others to recover from alcoholism. Meetings, in a variety of formats (Big Book, Step Meetings, Speaker, etc.), are held on a weekly basis. Addiction Services or Volunteer Services staff coordinate the meetings and provide oversight for the program. 

Anger Management is a 10-week program that includes skill building, cognitive techniques, relaxation techniques, and role play. In addition, an assessment tool to ensure program fidelity audits this program. This program can be modified for special populations.

Certified Nurse’s Aide Program is licensed by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) with required relicensure every two years. Classes are 190 hours of multidisciplinary team approach with specific mandated DPH subject matter. The students are taught and prepared so as to qualify them for certification as a nurse aide (CNA). The main goal of the program is to provide skills to offenders so that they can transition and or assimilate into the healthcare workforce post discharge.

Sponsorship Behind the Walls is a program designed for inmates participating in a 12-step recovery program. It enables participants to write to an outside sponsor in order to work the 12 steps of recovery. 

STRIDE provides services to those who are non-custodial parents of children who are in receipt of temporary family assistance benefits with the occupational and job search skills as well as resources to enter competitive employment positions. 

VOICES (Victim Offender Institutional Correctional Educational Services) is designed to use volunteer support to broaden inmates' understanding and sensitivity to the impact of their crime on others. 

For a complete list of programs offered at Corrigan, click here.
For a complete list of programs offered at Radgowski, click here.

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Careers at Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center

The Connecticut Department of Correction is staffed by a variety of professionals including correction officers, clergy, maintenance, clerical, and counselors to name just a few. To explore career options within the Department of Correction, click here.