New Hampshire Department of Corrections

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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. 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.

[edit] State prison facilities

The Department of Corrections manages the operations of four secure prison facilities within the state:

Name	Location	Security level	Capacity	Prisoners	Gender
Lakes Region Facility	Laconia	Medium-Minimum	600	278	Male and Female
Northern NH Correctional Facility	Berlin	Medium and Minimum Custody	500	572	Male
State Prison for Men	Concord	Multi-level	928	1,387	Male
State Prison for Women	Goffstown	Medium-Minimum (mixed pop.)	105	102	Female