New Hampshire

The table below displays aggregate COVID-19 data for incarcerated people and staff in carceral facilities located in New Hampshire. The State DOC Data Grade represents our assessment of the transparency and quality of those data reported by New Hampshire's state department of corrections.

*

The Behind Bars Data Project ceased regular COVID data collection on January 18, 2022.

F
State DOC Data GradeView scorecard
Cumulative CasesActive CasesCumulative DeathsTests
Incarcerated PeopleCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons6242,4977283124,46917,883
Federal Prisons4896,66211400----
ICE Detention Centers333,8370000----
State and Local Youth Facilities----------------
StaffCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons4104,98222400----
Federal Prisons----7--0------
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Facilities by

FacilityIncarcerated PeopleStaff

Berlin Federal Correctional Institution

Federal Prisons

489--

State Prison For Men

State Adult Prisons

351184

Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility

State Adult Prisons

16093

Correctional Facility For Women

State Adult Prisons

5628

Secure Psychiatric Unit And Residential Treatment Unit

State Adult Prisons

3436
View our data on Github
Map of New Hampshire with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.

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240

490

Spikes represent the cumulative cases in a facility for incarcerated people

Data Reporting & Quality Scorecard

Data Reporting & Quality GradeF*

This scorecard assesses data reporting and quality for the state department of corrections in New Hampshire. Read more about our scoring methodology and to see how this jurisdiction compares to other state and federal systems.

Scores assessed as of December 29, 2022.

*

The Behind Bars Data Project ceased regular COVID data collection on January 18, 2022.

Data reporting for incarcerated people
  • Cumulative Cases

    By facility

  • Cumulative Deaths

    By facility

  • Active Cases

    By facility

  • Tests Administered

    By facility

  • Population

    Systemwide only

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data reporting for staff
  • Cumulative Cases

    None

  • Cumulative Deaths

    None

  • Active Cases

    None

  • Tests Administered

    None

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data quality
  • Machine Readable

    No

  • Regularly Updated

    No

  • Clearly Defined

    No

  • Contextualized Historically

    No

Prison and Jail Releases Related to COVID

We collect data on jurisdictions across the U.S. that have released people from adult prison and jail custody in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click a row to view full details.

FacilityPeople releasedRelease details

Cheshire County House of Corrections

Cheshire

2Short remaining sentence, Vulnerable populations, Other

Merrimack County Jail

Merrimack

12Vulnerable populations

Rockingham County Jail

Rockingham

12Short remaining sentence
Map of New Hampshire with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.
County with a release

Grassroots and Community Organizing Efforts Related to COVID

Our team collects data on grassroots and community organizing efforts by incarcerated people, their families, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and advocates aimed at influencing government agencies to protect the lives of people incarcerated in prisons, jails, and detention centers against the threats posed by COVID-19. Click a row to view full details.

Target facilityCountyDate of actionOrganizationType of effortInternal/ externalEffort concernsSource
ICE Strafford County CorrectionsStrafford1/31/2021Never Again Action NHLetter/PetitionInternalAccelerated releases
ICE Strafford County CorrectionsStrafford3/23/2020 - 3/24/2020ICE detainees and people incarcerated at Strafford County JailHunger StrikeExternalAccelerated releases, Sanitation improvements
ICE Strafford County CorrectionsStrafford6/23/2020Never Again Action NHCultural OrganizingInternalAccelerated releases
ICE Strafford County CorrectionsStrafford4/11/2020Never Again Action NHCar RallyInternalAccelerated releases