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. As of June 30, 2004, the Department had an average offender population of 8,053, with 974 total employees, 562 as corrections officers and 70 as probation/parole officers.
The largest correctional facility in the state is the Hillsborough County Department of Corrections, located in Manchester, NH.

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State prison facilities
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State prison facilities



The Department of Corrections manages the operations of four secure prison facilities within the state:
Name Location Security level Capacity Prisoners Sex
Lakes Region Facility Laconia medium-minimum 600 278 Co-ed
Northern NH Correctional FacilityBerlin medium and minimum custody 500 572 Male
State Prison for MenConcord multi-level 928 1,387 Male
State Prison for WomenGoffstown medium-minimum (mixed pop.) 105 102 Female



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