The Northern Correctional Institution has officially closed Friday morning, three weeks earlier than anticipated when Gov. Lamont announced the shutdown in February.
Over the last year, the facility didn’t hold any more than 100 imprisoned individuals, and about 3,400 people around the state have been released from incarceration in the last 15 months, a news release said. Connecticut is seeing its lowest total incarceration population at 9,000 compared to the states all-time high in February 2008 when it nearly topped 19,900 individuals.
“New prison admissions in Connecticut have declined significantly over the last decade and the incarcerated population is currently at a 32-year low,” Lamont said.