New Hampshire State Prison for Men (NHSPM) is a
New Hampshire Department of Corrections
The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is the government agency in 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 pr ...
prison
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in
New Hampshire
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,
United States
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. Located in
Concord, New Hampshire
Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2020 census the population was 43,976, making it the third largest city in New Hampshire behind Manchester and Nashua.
The village of ...
, 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
The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is the government agency in 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 pr ...
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.
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A full-time 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.
Nineteen wardens have run this facility since it opened in 1878.
Classification Levels
The NH Prison for Men houses different levels of classification(C) for male prisoners. Minimum Security(C1), Low Security(C2), General Population (C3), Medium Security(C4), and Maximum Security(C5).
An Inmate is granted access to a bank account set up through the prison financial center. A maximum of $1,000 dollars can be deposited into a prisoner's account by verified family and friends. https://prisoninsight.com/correctional-facilities/state/new-hampshire/new-hampshire-state-prison-for-men/
Gallery
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See also
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New Hampshire State Prison for Women
New 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 Concord.
The new prison opened in 2018 after decades of legal battles conce ...
External links
New Hampshire State Prison for Men
References
* https://prisoninsight.com/correctional-facilities/state/new-hampshire/new-hampshire-state-prison-for-men/
1878 establishments in New Hampshire
Prisons in New Hampshire
Buildings and structures in Concord, New Hampshire
Men's prisons
Men in the United States
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