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CT Gen Stat § 18-99a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-99a - Creation and administration of school district within the Department of Correction. Unified School District #1.

 (a) The Commissioner of Correction may establish a school district within the Department of Correction for the education or assistance of any person confined in any institution of the department. The school district shall be known as State of Connecticut-Unified School District #1.(b) The Commissioner of Correction shall administer, coordinate and control the operations of the school district and shall be responsible for the overall supervision and direction of all courses and activities of the school district and shall establish such vocational and academic education, research and statistics, training and development services and programs as he considers necessary or advisable in the best interests of the persons benefiting therefrom.(1969, P.A. 636, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 275, 610; P.A. 83-169, S. 2; P.A. 96-180, S. 54, 166; P.A. 98-263, S. 17, 21.)History: P.A. 77-614 deleted reference to consultation with council of correction in Subsec. (b), effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 83-169 changed name designation of school district to State of Connecticut-Unified School District #1; P.A. 96-180 made technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 98-263 amended Subsec. (a) to replace reference to persons sentenced or transferred to any institution of the department, including but not limited to any person on parole, with reference to persons confined in any institution of the department, effective July 1, 1998.See Sec. 10-15d re applicability of education general statutes to special school district.Section places responsibility of tending to educational needs of those incarcerated with the special school district within Department of Correction and requires that it identify students in need of special education. 64 CA 273.Cited. 45 CS 57.
CT Gen Stat § 18-99b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-99b - Powers of district. Cooperation with federal government.

 (a) The school district acting by the Commissioner of Correction shall have the power to (1) establish and maintain within the Department of Correction such schools of different grades as the commissioner may from time to time require and deem necessary in the best interests of those persons confined in any institution of the department, (2) establish and maintain within the department such school libraries as may from time to time be required in connection with the educational courses, services and programs authorized by section 18-99a and this section, (3) purchase, receive, hold and convey personal property for school purposes and equip and supply such schools with necessary furniture and other appendages, (4) make agreements and regulations for the establishing and conducting of such schools as are authorized under said sections and employ and dismiss, in accordance with the applicable provisions of section 10-151, such teachers as are necessary to carry out the intent of said sections, and to pay their salaries, (5) receive any federal funds or aid made available to the state for rehabilitative or other programs and shall be eligible for and may receive any other funds or aid whether private, state or otherwise, to be used for the purposes of said sections.(b) The school district acting by the Commissioner of Correction may, pursuant to agreements, cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of any federal acts pertaining to vocational rehabilitation, and may adopt such methods of administration as are found by the federal government to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of such agreements or plans for vocational or other rehabilitation in correctional institutions, and may comply with such conditions as may be necessary to secure the full benefit of all such federal funds available.(1969, P.A. 636, S. 3, 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 276, 610; P.A. 82-472, S. 57, 183; P.A. 83-169, S. 3; P.A. 98-263, S. 18, 21.)History: P.A. 77-614 deleted reference to commissioner's consultation with council of correction in Subsec. (a), effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 82-472 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting the requirement that the commissioner of correction consult with the council of correction; P.A. 83-169 made technical changes; P.A. 98-263 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to replace reference to persons sentenced or transferred to any institution of the department, including but not limited to any person on parole, with reference to persons confined in any institution of the department, effective July 1, 1998.
CT Gen Stat § 18-100c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-100c - Release of prisoners with definite sentences of two years or less to halfway house, group home, mental health facility or other approved community correction program.

 A person convicted of a crime who is incarcerated on or after July 1, 1993, who received a definite sentence of two years or less, and who has been confined under such sentence for not less than one-half of the sentence imposed by the court, less such time as may have been earned under the provisions of section 18-7, 18-7a, 18-98a, 18-98b or 18-98d or less any risk reduction credit earned under the provisions of section 18-98e, may be released pursuant to subsection (e) of section 18-100 or to any other community correction program approved by the Commissioner of Correction.(P.A. 90-261, S. 4; P.A. 93-219, S. 1, 14; P.A. 11-51, S. 23.)History: P.A. 93-219 expanded release eligibility to include prisoners who received a definite sentence of two years or less, rather than one year or less, and added references to Secs. 18-7a, 18-98a, 18-98b and 18-98d, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 11-51 provided for deduction from sentence of any risk reduction credit earned under Sec. 18-98e, effective July 1, 2011.See Sec. 54-125a re release on parole of inmates with sentences of more than two years.
CT Gen Stat § 18-100d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-100d - Supervision of persons convicted of a crime committed on or after October 1, 1994, required until expiration of sentence.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, any person convicted of a crime committed on or after October 1, 1994, shall be subject to supervision by personnel of the Department of Correction until the expiration of the maximum term or terms for which such person was sentenced less any risk reduction credit earned under the provisions of section 18-98e.(P.A. 93-219, S. 10, 14; P.A. 04-257, S. 116; P.A. 11-51, S. 24.)History: P.A. 93-219 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 04-257 deleted provision re supervision by personnel of “the Board of Parole” and made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality, effective June 14, 2004; P.A. 11-51 provided for deduction from sentence of any risk reduction credit earned under Sec. 18-98e, effective July 1, 2011.Section may be harmonized with Sec. 53a-38(b)(1) re determining controlling sentence where prisoner serving concurrent sentences for crimes committed both on or after October 1, 1994, and before October 1, 1994, and where pre-October 1, 1994 sentence subject to good time credit under Sec. 18-7a(c); determination of controlling sentence not a static concept. 261 C. 806. Where petitioner was convicted for offenses that occurred from 1993 to 1995, which therefore occurred both before and after October 1, 1994, petitioner was not eligible for good time credits under section or Sec. 18-7a. 290 C. 653.Habeas court found to have improperly determined that petitioner was not eligible for good time credits; court's interpretation of good time statutes has the potential of burdening defendant in such a manner so as to conclude that the statutes are penal in nature; in resolving a latent ambiguity as to whether defendant was eligible for good time credits, the rule of lenity applied. 101 CA 52.
CT Gen Stat § 18-100e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-100e - Pilot zero-tolerance drug supervision program.

 (a) Not later than October 1, 1998, the Commissioner of Correction shall establish a pilot zero-tolerance drug supervision program. Eligibility for participation in the program shall be limited to individuals who are eligible for participation in a community release program pursuant to section 18-100c and shall be based upon criteria, including a limit on the maximum number of eligible participants, established by the Commissioner of Correction.(b) Any person entering such program shall, as a condition of participating in such program, agree to: (1) Submit to periodic urinalysis drug tests, (2) detention in a halfway house facility for a period of two days each time such test produces a positive result, and (3) comply with all rules established by the halfway house if detained in such facility.(c) Participants in the zero-tolerance drug supervision program shall submit to periodic urinalysis drug tests. If the test produces a positive result, the participant may be detained in a halfway house facility for a period of two days.(d) Any person who has submitted to a urinalysis drug test pursuant to subsection (c) of this section that produced a positive result may request that a second urinalysis drug test be administered, at such person's expense, to confirm the results of the first test, except that if the participant is determined to be indigent, based upon financial affidavits, the Department of Correction shall pay the cost of the test. The second drug test shall be a urinalysis drug test, separate and independent of the initial test. The participant may be detained in a halfway house pending the results of the second test. If such second test does not produce a positive result, the participant, if detained in a halfway house, shall be released from such halfway house and the fee, if paid by the participant, shall be refunded to the participant.(e) If at any time during participation in the zero-tolerance drug supervision program, the Commissioner of Correction determines that the conduct of the participant is unsuitable for continuation in such program, such participant may be returned to a correctional facility.(P.A. 98-145, S. 2, 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 93, 121; P.A. 02-89, S. 33.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 made a technical change in Subsec. (d), effective June 24, 1998; P.A. 02-89 deleted as obsolete Subsec. (f) re submission of a report on the program by January 1, 2000.See Sec. 54-125f re pilot zero-tolerance drug supervision program established by chairman of Board of Pardons and Paroles.
CT Gen Stat § 18-100f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-100f - Release of certain arrested persons being held pretrial.

 Unless otherwise ordered by the court, whenever an arrested person charged with the commission of no crime other than a class D or E felony or a misdemeanor, except a violation of section 53a-60a, 53a-60b, 53a-60c, 53a-60d, 53a-72a, 53a-73a or 53a-181c, is committed by the court to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction pursuant to section 54-64a, the commissioner may release such person to a residence approved by the Department of Correction subject to such conditions as the commissioner may impose including, but not limited to, participation in a substance abuse treatment program and being subject to electronic monitoring or any other monitoring technology or services. Any person released pursuant to this section shall remain in the custody of the commissioner and shall be supervised by employees of the department during the period of such release. Upon the violation by such person of any condition of such release, the commissioner may revoke such release and return such person to confinement in a correctional facility.(P.A. 04-234, S. 10; P.A. 13-258, S. 4.)History: P.A. 04-234 effective June 8, 2004; P.A. 13-258 made section applicable to arrested person charged with commission of a class E felony.
CT Gen Stat § 18-100g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-100g - Release of aliens to immigration authorities.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any alien convicted of a crime who received a definite sentence of five years or less and has been confined under such sentence for not less than one-half of the sentence imposed may be released by the Commissioner of Correction pursuant to subsection (e) of section 18-100 to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 94.)History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 effective October 5, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 18-100i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-100i - Release of inmate from custody and transfer to community-based nursing home for palliative and end-of-life care.

 (a) The Commissioner of Correction, at the commissioner's discretion, may release an inmate from the commissioner's custody, except an inmate convicted of a capital felony under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, or murder with special circumstances under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect on or after April 25, 2012, for placement in a licensed community-based nursing home under contract with the state for the purpose of providing palliative and end-of-life care to the inmate if the medical director of the Department of Correction determines that the inmate is suffering from a terminal condition, disease or syndrome, or is so debilitated or incapacitated by a terminal condition, disease or syndrome as to (1) require continuous palliative or end-of-life care, or (2) be physically incapable of presenting a danger to society.(b) The Commissioner of Correction may require as a condition of release under subsection (a) of this section that the medical director conduct periodic medical review and diagnosis of the inmate during such release. An inmate released pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be returned to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction if the medical director determines that the inmate no longer meets the criteria for release under subsection (a) of this section.(c) Any inmate released from the custody of the Commissioner of Correction pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be supervised in the community by the Department of Correction.(June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 104.)History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 18-100j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-100j - Pilot treatment program for methadone maintenance and other drug therapies.

 Not later than October 1, 2013, the Department of Correction may initiate, with support from the Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Public Health, a pilot treatment program for methadone maintenance and other drug therapies at facilities including, but not limited to, the New Haven Community Correctional Center. The pilot program shall serve sixty to eighty inmates per month. The Department of Public Health may waive public health code regulations that are not applicable to the service model of the pilot program. Not later than July 1, 2019, the Department of Correction shall report on the results of the program to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services, the judiciary, public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies.(P.A. 13-234, S. 114; P.A. 18-166, S. 7.)History: P.A. 13-234 effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 18-166 deleted provision re pilot program to be for 18 months, replaced “October 1, 2014, and April 1, 2015” with “July 1, 2019” and added reference to public health committee, effective June 14, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 18-101a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-101a - Furloughs.

 The Commissioner of Correction, at the commissioner's discretion, may extend the limits of the place of confinement of an inmate as to whom there is reasonable belief he or she will honor his or her trust, by authorizing the inmate under prescribed conditions to visit a specifically designated place or places, within or without the state, for periods not exceeding forty-five days and return to the same or another institution or facility. Such periods may be renewed at the discretion of the commissioner. Such furlough may be granted only to permit a visit to a dying relative, attendance at the funeral of a relative, the obtaining of medical services not otherwise available, the contacting of prospective employers or for any compelling reason consistent with rehabilitation. Any inmate who fails to return from furlough as provided in the furlough agreement shall be guilty of the crime of escape in the first degree.(1969, P.A. 272; P.A. 73-639, S. 13; P.A. 74-87; P.A. 04-234, S. 31; Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 16; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 35.)History: P.A. 73-639 made failure to return from furlough the crime of escape in the first degree; P.A. 74-87 allowed furloughs “within or without the state” and deleted penalty provision, i.e. the furlough violator is subject to penalty provided in Sec. 53a-169; P.A. 04-234 increased the maximum period of a furlough from 15 days to 30 days, replaced “a prisoner” with “an inmate” and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective June 8, 2004; Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1 deleted authority to grant a furlough “for any compelling reason consistent with rehabilitation” and, with respect to authority to grant a furlough to contact prospective employers, added proviso that “the commissioner has confirmed that an employment opportunity exists or an employment interview is scheduled”, effective January 25, 2008; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 increased maximum period of furlough from 30 to 45 days, deleted proviso that, with respect to a furlough to contact prospective employers, “the commissioner has confirmed that an employment opportunity exists or an employment interview is scheduled” and restored authority to grant a furlough “for any compelling reason consistent with rehabilitation”, effective October 5, 2009.Cited. 184 C. 222.Furlough extends limit of confinement; equating failure to return from furlough with escape is not violation of constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. 36 CS 71.
CT Gen Stat § 18-101b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-101b - Residential stays at correctional facilities. Continuation in programs beyond discharge date.

 (a) Any inmate of a correctional facility under the authority of the Department of Correction, involved in a departmental program for drug dependent inmates or in a departmental work or education release program, may request that he be allowed to remain in a correctional facility for up to ninety days beyond his parole release or discharge date.(b) Any inmate of a correctional facility under the authority of the Department of Correction may request that he be allowed to remain in a correctional facility for up to thirty days beyond his discharge date (1) if such inmate is scheduled to be discharged to a treatment program or health care institution but the program or institution is unable to accept the inmate on the scheduled discharge date, or (2) for any compelling reason deemed consistent with offender rehabilitation or treatment.(c) Any person under the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction, involved in a program operated by a state department other than the Department of Correction, may request that he be allowed to remain in such program for up to ninety days beyond his parole release or discharge date.(d) Any inmate requesting permission to remain in a correctional facility, as provided in subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or any person requesting permission to remain in a program, as provided in subsection (c) of this section, shall submit such request, in writing, to the Commissioner of Correction not later than one week prior to the scheduled date for the inmate's parole release or discharge.(e) Any inmate receiving permission to remain in a correctional facility or any person receiving permission to remain in a program operated by a state department other than the Department of Correction beyond his scheduled date for parole release or discharge may be charged a reasonable daily fee by the appropriate department while housed in a facility of such department.(1972, P.A. 58; P.A. 73-243; P.A. 07-217, S. 78; P.A. 10-32, S. 71; P.A. 13-165, S. 1.)History: P.A. 73-243 inserted new Subsec. (b) re continuance in program outside correction department beyond release or discharge date, redesignated former Subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d) and amended them to include persons permitted to remain in such outside programs; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsec. (c), effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective May 10, 2010; P.A. 13-165 added new Subsec. (b) re request by inmate to remain in correctional facility for up to 30 days beyond discharge date, redesignated existing Subsecs. (b), (c) and (d) as Subsecs. (c), (d) and (e) and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 18-101c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-101c - Special alternative incarceration unit. Program activities.

 Section 18-101c is repealed.(P.A. 89-390, S. 17, 37; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-9, S. 9, 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 18-101d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction|Chapter 325 - Department of Correction|Section 18-101d - Donald T. Bergin Correctional Institution.

 Section 18-101d is repealed, effective October 1, 2001.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-1, S. 39, 46; P.A. 01-20, S. 3.)