Former Eddy Unit Closure
The official CT DOC historical facilities list places the Eddy Driving While Intoxicated Unit in Middletown from 1988 through 1991. It is closed. The unit does not accept people, release anyone, operate a current information line, or maintain a live public roster. No current Connecticut custody claim should be based on its name. A source that mentions the Eddy unit should be read in the context of the document's date.
The short operating period also limits what can be said without a person-specific record. The research does not establish a release schedule, public roster fields, population, address, phone, or present successor office for the unit. Those details must not be guessed. The supported facts are its Middletown location, its historical name, its CT DOC listing, and its 1988 to 1991 span. Current Middlesex custody questions belong to the statewide Department of Correction system and the court connected to the case.
That closed status should remain visible wherever the name appears. It keeps the historical page from resembling a current jail locator and protects readers from calling unrelated offices for a release that could not occur there now.
Former Eddy Release Records
A release from the former unit could only have occurred during its operating years. The research does not document what fields its records used or which historical records survive. A careful inquiry should therefore describe the record sought without claiming that it exists. Include the person's full name, an approximate date between 1988 and 1991, the Middletown unit name, and any known case or CT DOC identifier. Ask the receiving office whether it holds a public admission, discharge, transfer, custody, or related index entry for that period.
The unit itself cannot answer. A government office receiving the inquiry may hold the record, direct the requester to another custodian, identify a retention limit, or state that no responsive public record was found. If a court order produced the placement or release, the relevant court record may explain the legal event even when it does not show a physical release time. Old court and facility records should be matched by name, date, and identifier rather than by the shared Middletown location alone.
| Time and subject | Search direction |
|---|---|
| Eddy Unit, 1988 to 1991 | Ask the present custodian about a specific historical record. |
| Modern Middlesex state custody | Search CT DOC and match the proper court docket. |
| Current Middletown court hold | Check Hartford Correctional Center through statewide DOC sources. |
| Federal or immigration custody | Use the matching federal locator, not the former unit name. |
Note: Middletown is a shared place name, not proof that a modern person has any link to the former Eddy unit.
Request Former Eddy Records
The CT DOC External Affairs Freedom of Information office is the formal route for a Connecticut DOC custody or release-record inquiry. It is at 24 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield, CT 06109, phone (860) 692-6290 and fax (860) 692-7873. Its official page links to an online request portal. For an Eddy Unit inquiry, make clear that the request concerns a closed historical facility and a defined period, not a present inmate.
Historical record route, not facility contact
CT DOC External Affairs Freedom of Information
24 Wolcott Hill Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: (860) 692-6290
Fax: (860) 692-7873
Ask for a specific public record: a person-level admission or discharge entry, transfer record, custody index, or other identified release document for the approximate dates. Supply a date of birth or old DOC number when known. If a case record is part of the question, name the court and docket. The request can also ask CT DOC to identify the proper custodian when the office does not hold the historical series. It should not request present facility contact because none exists.
- State the full historical facility name and its Middletown location.
- Give the person's identifying details and a narrow date range within the operating years.
- Describe the public admission, transfer, release, or discharge record sought.
- Ask for the proper custodian if CT DOC External Affairs does not hold that record series.
Connecticut FOIA supports access to public records but does not guarantee that an old correctional record survived or remains open. Erasure, sealing, exemptions, retention rules, and lawful redactions may affect the response. Ask whether copy, certification, or media fees apply. The research found no fixed fee for this historical request.
The assigned CT DOC FOI image shows the modern office for state correctional requests, not an Eddy Unit contact.
The office can respond for records it holds or help identify the correct route, while the former facility remains closed.
Current Middlesex Release Records
For a current person, use the official CT DOC inmate information search. Connecticut operates a unified state correctional system. Search by CT DOC number when possible; otherwise use a short last-name entry and compare the available identity details. Record the present facility or supervision status and any release, discharge, parole, end-of-sentence, or projected-date field shown. CT DOC warns that its information is updated daily, may change quickly, and can include accused-status people awaiting trial.
Hartford Correctional Center is the live facility most relevant to Middlesex County because its official description includes Middletown among the courts served. It is state operated, not a Middlesex sheriff jail. New Haven Correctional Center is another state pretrial facility, but its regular court-service list does not include Middletown. Confirm the exact facility before drawing any conclusion from a name match.
- Pretrial
- Custody while a criminal case is pending, which does not by itself mean conviction.
- Discharge
- The recorded end of the stated correctional status.
- Transfer
- Movement to another facility or authority rather than return to the community.
- Detainer
- A request or order that another authority hold or receive the person.
Connecticut VINE can provide a custody notice for a covered person. The Judicial Branch criminal and motor-vehicle lookup can show the court, bond event, disposition, and sentence. When those sources conflict, CT DOC Public Information or a focused FOI request can seek the physical release record. None of these present systems should be described as operating through the former Eddy unit.
Eddy Records and Middletown Court
Both the former unit and today's Middlesex Judicial District are connected to Middletown, but that shared location does not merge their records. A historical court file may explain an order from the unit's operating period. A modern court docket explains a present bond, sentence, disposition, or probation order. Use the Judicial Branch criminal and motor-vehicle lookup for current public case data, then contact the clerk named for the correct court when a public document is needed.
The Middlesex Judicial District is at 1 Court Street, Middletown, CT 06457. The Chief Clerk's Office phone is (860) 343-6400. A court order can explain why custody changed, but the court may not have the facility's physical release timestamp. For modern state custody, compare the docket with CT DOC. For an older Eddy Unit record, ask whether the relevant court document remains available and whether erasure or sealing affects access.
A nolle, dismissal, or sentence on one docket does not prove that no other custody continued. Another case, sentence, transfer, or detainer can remain active. Use the correct date and docket, and avoid treating an old facility name as a present status field.
Why Middlesex Has No Roster
Middlesex County correctional history includes more than the former Eddy unit. CT DOC lists the old Middlesex State Jail in Haddam from 1786 to 1969. That older jail helps explain why historical references can sound like a modern county-jail system even though Connecticut now runs custody through the state Department of Correction. The Eddy unit, listed from 1988 through 1991, belongs to the later local history but still provides no current roster.
The official historical list places both closed-facility questions in the right context and confirms their separate operating periods.
Review the CT DOC history of facilities for the entries and operating years.
The source distinguishes official historical names from the live facilities used for current Middlesex County custody checks.
There is no present Middlesex sheriff jail roster, and there are no county-run lists for releases over the last day or three days. A person who drops from the CT DOC search does not move into a county recent-release archive. Confirm the change through the court disposition, DOC Public Information or FOI, and VINE where available. That modern fallback is a system-based release search, not an Eddy Unit release service.
Note: The Eddy name belongs in historical research only and must never be used to suggest current custody or release operations.
Middlesex Release Source Limits
Federal and immigration records sit outside CT DOC. Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator for a federal sentence. BOP explains that a past release date with no facility listed means the person is no longer in BOP custody. An immigration-custody question uses ICE's detainee locator only when facts support that route. CT DOC says its inmate database excludes people held for federal immigration custody, so an absent DOC result should not be used to infer immigration status.
Probation and parole also require care. Probation is a court-supervised status and may be shown more clearly in the docket and through Adult Probation. Parole and special parole are tied to CT DOC and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. A release from physical custody can begin supervision rather than end all legal obligations. These distinctions apply to present cases and do not make the former Eddy unit an active part of supervision.
The Middlesex County release search lays out the modern statewide routes. For historical Eddy material, keep the request date-bound, person-specific, and directed to the current custodian of the old record.