Coos County negotiating to house its inmates at Berlin state prison

By: Barbara Tetreault

Outlets: Berlin Sun

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 527

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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BERLIN — Coos County officials are negotiating with the N.H. Department of Corrections to house county inmates at the state prison in Berlin.

Discussions on a contract to have the state prison take the Coos inmates are described as “progressing positively” in the Oct. 19 minutes of the delegation. Both the state prison in Berlin and the Coos County House of Correction in West Stewartstown hold only male inmates.

Coos County Corrections Superintendent Ben Champagne said a …

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