The buildings and campus of Bergin Correctional Institution have been put to a number of uses by the State of Connecticut. Before being converted to a prison, the property was part of the
Mansfield Training School and Hospital for people with mental disabilities. As the Mansfield Training School, portions of the property are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. On February 3, 2001, the name of the prison was changed to honor late Captain Donald T. Bergin, who had helped open the institution. The university acquired the property in March 2015, aiming to redevelop the prison sleeping rooms and gymnasium into project rooms and offices. These plans fell through, and UConn transferred the property back to the state in December 2021. The site is considered for the future location of a new regional technical high school, which would replace
Windham Technical High School in
Willimantic. ==References==