New Hampshire State Prison for Men
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New Hampshire Department of Corrections is an executive agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire; charged with overseeing the state correctional facilities, supervising probation and parolees, and serving in an advisory capacity in the prevention of crime and delinquency...
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. Located in Concord, New Hampshire
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, it is equipped to accept maximum, medium, and minimum security prisoners.
Opened in 1878 to replace an earlier prison built in 1812, State Prison for Men is the State of New Hampshire's oldest prison facility. Renovated and expanded in the 1980s, it includes a 60-bed secure psychiatric unit/residential treatment unit, and is the only facility operated by the New Hampshire Department of Corrections
New Hampshire Department of Corrections
New Hampshire Department of Corrections is an executive agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire; charged with overseeing the state correctional facilities, supervising probation and parolees, and serving in an advisory capacity in the prevention of crime and delinquency...
which houses maximum security male prisoners.
The New Hampshire Corrections Special School District operates a high school within this facility, which provides both a high school diploma or the G.E.D.
A fulltime health services center including dental and long term health care wing is operated within this facility and is capable of housing both male and female prisoners in need of long term, chronic, or terminal care.
Eighteen wardens have run this facility since it opened in 1878.
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- New Hampshire State Prison for WomenNew Hampshire State Prison for WomenNew Hampshire State Prison for Women is the only women's prison in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Department of Corrections facility is located in Goffstown, Hillsborough County....