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New Hampshire State Prisons and Juvenile Facilities

The New Hampshire Department of Corrections (NHDOC) runs one of the smallest prison systems in the country. The state has held prisoners in Concord since the early 1800s, and the men’s prison still stands on the North State Street site where ground was broken on May 3, 1878; the first prisoners moved in that November. The department itself was created in 1983, taking over from the old New Hampshire State Prison, and it also supervises people on probation and parole.

NHDOC held 2,029 people as of June 30, 2022. New Hampshire also has county jails and houses of correction, so people serving shorter sentences usually stay with the county. Felony sentences of more than a year are served with the state.

Where people are held

New Hampshire State Prison for Men, Concord: the largest prison, operational capacity 1,408, with maximum, medium and minimum custody plus a Secure Psychiatric Unit and Residential Treatment Unit
Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility, Berlin: medium and minimum security for men, capacity 635
New Hampshire Correctional Facility for Women, Concord: medium and minimum security, capacity 224; opened in 2018 and replaced the old women’s prison in Goffstown
Transitional housing units in Concord (Shea Farm, for women; North End) and Manchester (Calumet), plus a transitional work center, for people close to release

The first stop after sentencing

Men begin their sentences in the Reception and Diagnostic Unit at the men’s prison in Concord. Newly sentenced men, returned probation and parole violators and people under protective custody review are held there while staff complete classification and decide where each person will serve their time. Women go directly to the women’s facility in Concord for intake.

How do I find someone in NHDOC custody?

The department’s Inmate Locator searches by name or inmate number. It shows the facility where the person is housed. Keep the inmate number for mail and phone accounts.

Replacing a prison from 1878

The men’s prison was heavily renovated in the 1980s, but officials say it is worn out, and reporters have described rats, mold and rain leaking into the kitchen. In July 2024 the Governor and Executive Council approved nearly $10 million for early design work by DLR Group, and in 2026 the state moved on a $36 million contract for full design. The planned replacement in Concord would hold about 1,500 men in 750,000 square feet. Estimates have climbed from about $600 million to at least $750 million in a 2026 study, and the new prison likely won’t be finished until about 2035.

New Hampshire’s death penalty

New Hampshire abolished capital punishment for future crimes in 2019, when lawmakers overrode a veto by Gov. Chris Sununu. The repeal did not erase the one existing death sentence. Michael Addison, convicted of killing Manchester police officer Michael Briggs in 2006, remains the state’s only person on death row and is held at the men’s prison in Concord. On October 6, 2026, the state Supreme Court dismissed his latest request for a new review of his sentence, though his lawyers say other challenges are still pending. No one has been executed in New Hampshire since Howard Long was hanged in 1939.

Youth facilities and the Sununu Center

Juvenile commitments are handled by the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) within the Department of Health and Human Services. Its secure facility is the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, long known as the Youth Development Center. The center has become the focus of one of the largest abuse scandals in state history, with more than a thousand former residents suing over abuse going back decades. The state created a settlement fund for victims, and lawmakers ordered the aging Manchester building to close.

Only about a dozen young people were held there in mid-2026, but problems continued. A Child Advocate report in March 2026 described mistreatment, a legislative inquiry faulted state oversight and training, and violent incidents followed that summer. Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced body cameras for staff, more counseling and contract staffing in July 2026. A smaller replacement secure facility on the Hampstead Hospital campus was expected to be finished in August 2026, with youth moving in early 2027. Juvenile records are confidential, so parents and guardians should contact DCYF.

To search for an inmate or juvenile, or to learn how to visit, call, write or send money to someone in the New Hampshire Department of Corrections or Division for Children, Youth and Families, choose a facility from the list below.