Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 325 · 130 active provisions
There is established a state Department of Correction which shall consist of all correctional institutions under its jurisdiction, the regional community services facilities and the community correctional centers.
(a)(1) The provisions of chapter 54 shall apply to the Department of Correction, except that in adopting regulations in regard to riot control procedures, security and emergency procedures, disciplinary action or classification the Department of Correction shall not be required to follow the procedures in sections 4-16…
There is established a Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction. The duties and responsibilities of the unit shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Receiving notices pursuant to section 54-227 from inmates applying for release or sentence reduction or review, persons applying for exemption from the r…
Section 18-79 is repealed.
In accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive, the Governor shall appoint a Commissioner of Correction who shall be the administrative head of the department. Said commissioner shall be an experienced correctional administrator. He shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office.
The Commissioner of Correction shall administer, coordinate and control the operations of the department and shall be responsible for the overall supervision and direction of all institutions, facilities and activities of the department. The commissioner shall establish rules for the administrative practices and custod…
Whenever any writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum or ad prosequendum or ad respondendum has been issued at the request of a prosecuting attorney or state's attorney for any person in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, said commissioner shall either arrange to transport, produce and maintain custody of suc…
The Commissioner of Correction may provide to the public such informational and educational experiences as are consonant with the department's mission and goals and when such experiences necessitate the expending of funds said commissioner shall require the recipients of said informational and educational experiences t…
The Commissioner of Correction shall provide office space and telephone service for Community Partners in Action.
(a) When he deems it in the best interest of any inmate under the age of eighteen committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, the commissioner or his designee may authorize medical or dental treatment, including surgery and oral surgery, to insure the continued good health of such inmate. Any such autho…
(a) For the purposes of this section, “victim” includes the legal representative of the victim or a member of the deceased victim's immediate family. (b) Upon the release of any person from a correctional facility, whether at the scheduled termination date of a determinate sentence or prior to such date on account of t…
The Commissioner of Correction or his designee shall provide written notice to the chief executive officer of any municipality not less than sixty days prior to: (1) The effective date of any new agreement or renewal of an existing agreement between the Department of Correction and a public agency concerning a temporar…
The Department of Correction shall, within the available appropriations of the Department of Correction, establish a fifteen-bed segregated, community-based alcohol and drug treatment facility targeted solely for female offenders.
(a) Each municipality in which a correctional facility is located may establish a public safety committee. Each committee established under this subsection shall be composed of the warden of the correctional facility that is located in the municipality, or the warden's designee, and representatives appointed by the chi…
(a) Any firearm, ammunition or deadly weapon owned by the Department of Correction shall be stored in a secure location on Department of Correction property. (b) The Commissioner of Correction shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section including…
On or before November 1, 1995, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Correction shall notify the chief elected official in each municipality in which a correctional facility is located of the actual capacity and inmate population of such facility at that time.
The Commissioner of Correction shall develop a policy to ensure that the maintenance of good relations between the department and the communities surrounding correctional facilities is a high priority of the Department of Correction. The policy shall require the periodic conduct of educational programs and forums in th…
The Commissioners of Correction and Administrative Services shall (1) require each applicant for a position that will involve direct contact with inmates to state whether such person has ever been convicted of a crime or whether criminal charges are pending against such person at the time of such person's application,…
When any person against whom a standing criminal protective order has been issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 53a-40e is released from confinement in a correctional institution, the Commissioner of Correction shall notify such person of the existence of the standing criminal protective order against him, the…
The Commissioner of Correction, or his designee, shall provide written notice to the chief executive officer of a municipality not less than sixty days prior to: (1) The effective date of any new agreement or renewal of an existing agreement between the Department of Correction and a public or private hospital or other…
The Commissioner of Correction or his designee shall provide written notice to the chief executive officer of a municipality and any public safety committee established pursuant to section 18-81h not less than sixty days prior to: (1) The effective date of any new agreement or renewal of an existing agreement between t…
The Commissioner of Correction, in consultation with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Judicial Department, shall annually review, evaluate and make recommendations concerning (1) substance use disorder screening, diagnostic and treatment services that are available to individuals who are i…
(a) Each correctional institution shall return to the vendor pharmacy which shall accept, for repackaging and reimbursement to the Department of Correction, drug products that were dispensed to a patient and not used if such drug products are (1) prescription drug products that are not controlled substances, (2) sealed…
Section 18-81r is repealed, effective May 7, 2010.
Section 18-81s is repealed, effective July 8, 2019.