Search Bridgeport Correctional Center Inmates

Who Is Held at Bridgeport Correctional Center

Bridgeport Correctional Center is run by the Connecticut Department of Correction. It is a Level 4 high-security facility. It holds men only. Some are pretrial, which the state calls accused status. Others have been sentenced. The center also runs a small Level 2 minimum-security workforce unit. Men in that unit qualify for outside clearance jobs and community support work. Connecticut folded its county jails into one state system back in 1968. So there is no Fairfield County sheriff jail. This center fills that role for the area instead.

The facility serves a wide court area. It takes people tied to the Superior Courts of Ansonia, Derby, Milford, Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, and Stamford. That seven-court reach is the key local tie. A Bridgeport arrest, a Stamford arrest, or a Danbury arrest can all land a man here. You can see the official profile and an entrance photo on the state Bridgeport CC page, a good first stop for Bridgeport Correctional Center inmate records.

The page links visiting tools, program details, and population data. It is the cleanest starting point for facility facts and custody questions about men held here.

Bridgeport Correctional Center Inmate Population

The state publishes daily counts through CT Open Data. On June 2, 2026, the center held 578 men in total. Of those, 481 were on accused or other status, about 83.2 percent. Only 97 were sentenced, about 16.8 percent. That tilt fits the center's role. It mostly holds men still waiting for their cases to move through court. Present staffing is listed at 325. The facility page does not publish one single rated capacity, so the bed counts below are housing-unit figures, not a cap.

The center grew over time. The "New Center," built in 1974, was made for about 310 Level 4 men. Three open dorms went up in 1986 and 1992. Madison holds 58 Level 2 beds. Fairmount holds 208 Level 4 beds. Memorial holds 240 Level 4 beds. These are unit bed counts. Treat them as housing detail, not as a published capacity number.

The trend bounced around. It peaked near 682 in early 2025. By mid-2026 it had settled back under 600. You can pull current rows yourself from the CT Open Data population dataset. The dataset breaks each facility into accused and sentenced totals by day.

How to Look Up a Bridgeport CC Inmate

There is no county roster for this center. Use the state locator instead. The DOC Inmate Information page links the Connecticut DOC inmate search. That search covers people in state custody right now. It is free. No login is needed. The state warns that being held does not prove guilt, since many men here are still awaiting trial. The data updates daily and can change fast. Youthful offenders and people held for ICE are left out of the public search.

1. Open the DOC inmate search from the Inmate Information page.
2. If you have the CT DOC number, use it first. It is the cleanest key because names and birth dates repeat.
3. If you lack the number, search by last name and first name, then add date of birth to narrow it.
4. Open the matching result and read the current location. A Fairfield County arrest may show Bridgeport CC, Garner, another facility, or no result at all.
5. Read the status field with care. Accused status means awaiting court, not convicted.

No result does not always mean no custody. The man may still be in police holding. He may have bonded out before the daily update. He may sit in federal or ICE custody, which the state search excludes. Spelling, a suffix, or a wrong birth date can also hide a match. When the search stalls, call the DOC Public Information Office at (860) 692-7780, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. You can also call the facility directly. A full walkthrough of the same search lives on the jail inmate records page.

Bridgeport Correctional Center Address and Contact

The center sits at the corner of North Avenue and Madison Avenue in Bridgeport. The warden on the official profile is Jesus Guadarrama. The deputy wardens are Jamel Linen and Mark Bonaventura. For records the public search does not show, the DOC Public Information Office is the fallback. That office answers inmate status questions by phone during business hours.

When you call about a specific man, have his full legal name, his date of birth, and his DOC number ready if you know it. For older records, booking documents, or anything not visible online, the state routes requests through its DOC Freedom of Information office and its online FOI request portal.

Visiting an Inmate at Bridgeport CC

Visits take planning here. You must be on the man's approved active visiting list first. That starts with the visiting application form CN 100601. Once approved, every visit must be prescheduled through the DOC visit request portal. A visit is not set until you get a confirmation. Confirmations come by email, so check your junk mail. Anyone who shows up without one will not be let in. The center allows one in-person visit and one video visit each week.

Video visits are free. You need a device with video and audio and a valid email. The general rules sit on the DOC visiting page. No visits run on state holidays. Attorneys schedule through Bridgeport.ProfVisit@ct.gov and use the professional visit contact page. Count times can delay a visit. They fall at 12:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m., 6:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2:45 p.m., 5:15 p.m., and 11:00 p.m.

Driving in takes some care, since the center sits where several highways meet. You can review highway approaches on the official Bridgeport CC directions page.

From I-95 south, take Exit 27A to Route 8/25 north, run about 1.7 miles to Exit 4 Lindley Street, turn right at the ramp, then right at the next light onto North Avenue. The center is about half a mile west, on the right. The state does not publish parking, transit, or ADA details, so confirm those with the facility before you arrive.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Bridgeport CC

Statewide DOC rules cover mail, calls, and money here. Phone service runs through Securus. Tablets and e-messaging run through JPay, a Securus company. E-messaging has been live at every state facility since June 13, 2023. To use it, set up a JPay account and add the man to the approved list. The tablet media account balance cannot top $150. Since August 18, 2025, friends and family can deposit directly into those media accounts. Never send cash to the facility.

To send money by mail, make the check or money order out to the man. Include his first name, middle initial, last name, DOC number, and date of birth. Add your full name and address as the sender. The full rules sit on the DOC inmate accounts page, the inmate phone system page, and the tablet information page. No deposit fees are published, so confirm any charge through those official channels.

Booking and Intake for Bridgeport CC Custody

A man does not go straight from the street to this center. Arrest comes first, by a town police department, the State Police, or a warrant. Police then process him. They confirm identity, list charges, take prints and photos where policy allows, inventory property, and may set a bond. Many town departments hold only briefly before court or transfer. There is no county sheriff roster for that early stage.

If he cannot make the police-set bond, Judicial Branch bail staff may step in before court. The court can keep, raise, lower, or change the bond. If he stays detained, the state commits him to DOC custody. At intake he is searched, screened for health and mental-health needs, classified, and housed by security level and case status. He gets a DOC number if he lacks one. Only then does he appear in the public locator, and the daily update can lag behind the actual booking. Court charges and dates, meanwhile, are tracked separately through the Judicial Branch, not the custody search.

Bridgeport CC History and Programs

The center opened in 1958. Its oldest part, the "Old Center," once held judges' chambers and housed men awaiting judgment. Fire damaged it in 1990, and the state demolished it in 1997. The "New Center" went up in 1974 for Level 4 men. The Madison, Fairmount, and Memorial dorms followed in 1986 and 1992. That mix of old courthouse roots and newer dorms shapes the place today.

• 1958 - the center opens
• 1974 - the New Center is built for Level 4 men
• 1986 and 1992 - the Madison, Fairmount, and Memorial dorms are added
• 1990 - fire damages the Old Center
• 1997 - the Old Center is demolished

Programs cover several areas. The center lists Addiction Services, Recreational Services, Educational Services, Volunteer Services, and Religious Services. School staff can be reached at DOC.BPT-School@ct.gov. The sentenced Level 2 workforce unit does outside clearance jobs and community support work. The center frames its programs around helping men adjust and prepare for release. It also holds a zero-tolerance PREA policy and has posted PREA reports for 2018, 2021, and 2024. Sentenced men with serious mental-health needs may transfer to Garner Correctional Institution, the state's dedicated treatment facility.