In House M.D., what is the name of the fictional prison where House is held at the start of season 8?

East New Jersey Correctional Facility is the fictional prison where Gregory House is held at the beginning of House M.D. season 8. The season premiere starts after House has violated the terms of his legal situation and is serving a prison sentence.

The opening episodes use the prison setting to show House interacting with inmates, medical staff, and authorities outside Princeton-Plainsboro. His medical skills remain valuable, but the environment removes many of the privileges and resources he normally takes for granted in the hospital.

This facility is fictional and should not be confused with a real New Jersey prison. The season-eight storyline eventually returns House to Princeton-Plainsboro, where he works under changed circumstances and with a revised diagnostic team. The prison opening also follows the season-seven finale, in which House’s destructive behavior leads to serious legal and personal consequences.