CHAPTER 309
REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS

Table of Contents

Secs. 17-356 to 17-359. Management, generally. Authority to receive gifts.
Sec. 17-360.
Secs. 17-361 to 17-368. Board of Parole. Inmates: Parole, escape, transfer, temporary confinement, etc.
Secs. 17-369 to 17-371. Directors: Appointment, term, duties. Guardian of inmates.
Sec. 17-372.
Secs. 17-373 to 17-378. Superintendent. Inmates: Commitment, transfer, discharge, employment outside institution, parole.
Secs. 17-379 and 17-380. Commitment of girls over sixteen. Parole, discharge, transfer.
Sec. 17-381.
Secs. 17-382 to 17-384. Directors: Appointment, powers and duties. "Inmates" defined.
Sec. 17-385.
Secs. 17-386 to 17-388. Appointment of superintendent and other officers. Superintendent; powers and duties. Officers; rules; fines; suits.
Secs. 17-389 to 17-392.
Sec. 17-393. Execution of warrant of commitment.
Sec. 17-394.
Secs. 17-395 to 17-401. Transfers: To the Connecticut Junior Republic; to jail or prison. Parole. Escape, etc.
Secs. 17-402 to 17-406. Connecticut School for Boys.
Sec. 17-407. Commitment to School for Boys or Long Lane.
Sec. 17-408. Commitment under sixteen restricted.
Sec. 17-409. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Religious instruction.

PART I
THE CONNECTICUT STATE FARM FOR WOMEN

Secs. 17-356 to 17-359. Management, generally. Authority to receive gifts. Sections 17-356 to 17-359, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2738−2741; 1953, S. 1560d; June, 1955, S. 1561d; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 24, 25; 1967, P.A. 152, S. 23.)
See Sec. 18-81 re duties of Commissioner of Correction.
See Sec. 18-82 re correctional institution administrators.
See Sec. 18-83 re acceptance of bequests, devises and gifts.

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Sec. 17-360. Transferred to Chapter 323, Sec. 18-65.

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Secs. 17-361 to 17-368. Board of Parole. Inmates: Parole, escape, transfer, temporary confinement, etc. Sections 17-361 to 17-368, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2743−2749; 1955, S. 1562d; June, 1955, S. 1564d; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 23, 24; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 26; 1961, P.A. 312, S. 1; 338; 580, S. 5; 1967, P.A. 152, S. 23.)
See Sec. 18-69 re placement of children born to inmates.
See Sec. 18-85 re compensation of inmates for services performed.
See Sec. 18-86 re transfers between correctional institutions.
See Sec. 18-87 re transfers to other state institutions and to Children and Youth Services Commissioner.
See Sec. 54-125 re parole.

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PART II
LONG LANE SCHOOL

Secs. 17-369 to 17-371. Directors: Appointment, term, duties. Guardian of inmates. Sections 17-369 to 17-371, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2751−2753; June, 1955, S. 1565d; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 27; 1969, P.A. 664, S. 18.)

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Sec. 17-372. Transferred to Chapter 319, Part I, Sec. 17a-27.

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Secs. 17-373 to 17-378. Superintendent. Inmates: Commitment, transfer, discharge, employment outside institution, parole. Sections 17-373 to 17-378, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2755−2760; 1953, S. 1567d; June, 1955, S. 1566d; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 28; 1969, P.A. 664, S. 18.)
See Sec. 17a-6 re powers and duties of Commissioner of Children and Youth Services.
See Sec. 17a-10 re custody of committed children, support and health services and extension or termination of commitment.
See Sec. 17a-12 re transfers of children or youths to other agencies or institutions.
See Sec. 46b-140 re disposition of child found to be delinquent.

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PART III
MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES

Secs. 17-379 and 17-380. Commitment of girls over sixteen. Parole, discharge, transfer. Sections 17-379 and 17-380 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2761, 2762; September, 1950, 1953, S. 1568d; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 168; 1972, P.A. 28, S. 2; 127, S. 31.)

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Sec. 17-381. Transferred to Chapter 961, Part II, Sec. 54-92c.

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PART IV
CONNECTICUT REFORMATORY

Secs. 17-382 to 17-384. Directors: Appointment, powers and duties. "Inmates" defined. Sections 17-382 to 17-384, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2765−2767; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; 1967, P.A. 152, S. 23.)
See Sec. 18-84 for definitions of "inmate" and "prisoner".

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Sec. 17-385. Transferred to Chapter 324, Sec. 18-70.

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Secs. 17-386 to 17-388. Appointment of superintendent and other officers. Superintendent; powers and duties. Officers; rules; fines; suits. Sections 17-386 to 17- 388, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2769−2771; June, 1955, S. 1571d; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 29; 1967, P.A. 152, S. 25.)
See Sec. 18-82 re correctional institution administrators.

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Secs. 17-389 to 17-392. Transferred to Chapter 324, Secs. 18-73 to 18-76.

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Sec. 17-393. Execution of warrant of commitment. Section 17-393 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2776; 1959, P.A. 615, S. 9; 1967, P.A. 152, S. 25.)

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Sec. 17-394. Transferred to Chapter 324, Sec. 18-77.

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Secs. 17-395 to 17-401. Transfers: To the Connecticut Junior Republic; to jail or prison. Parole. Escape, etc. Sections 17-395 to 17-401, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2778, 2784; 1953, S. 1572d; 1955, S. 1573d; June, 1955, S. 1574d; 1961, P.A. 312, S. 2; 580, S. 6, 7; 1963, P.A. 397, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 152, S. 27.)
See Sec. 18-85 re compensation of inmates for services performed.
See Sec. 18-86 re transfers between correctional institutions.
See Sec. 54-125 re parole.

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PART V
CONNECTICUT SCHOOL FOR BOYS

Secs. 17-402 to 17-406. Connecticut School for Boys. Sections 17-402 to 17-406, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2786−2790; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 30; 1969, P.A. 664, S. 18.)
See Sec. 46b-140 re disposition of child found to be delinquent.

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PART VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 17-407. Commitment to School for Boys or Long Lane. Section 17-407 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2837; 1955, S. 1476d; 1969, P.A. 664, S. 18.)
See Sec. 46b-140 re disposition of child found to be delinquent.

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Sec. 17-408. Commitment under sixteen restricted. No court shall commit any child under sixteen years of age to any community correctional center or almshouse.
(1949 Rev., S. 2844; 1955, S. 1587d; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 55; 1969, P.A. 297.)
History: 1961 act deleted reference to commitment by trial justice, trial justices having been abolished; 1969 act substituted "community correctional center" for "jail".
Cited. 115 C. 596. See note to Ch. 815t.

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Sec. 17-409. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Religious instruction. Equal privileges shall be granted to clergymen of all religious denominations to impart religious instruction to the inmates of the Connecticut School for Boys and Long Lane School, and of each chartered or incorporated institution to which any minor may be committed by any court; and every reasonable opportunity shall be allowed such clergymen to give such inmates, belonging to their respective denominations, religious and moral instruction. The Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families shall prescribe reasonable times and places, not inconsistent with proper management, when and where such instruction, which shall be open to all who choose to attend, may be given.
(1949 Rev., S. 2849; 1969, P.A. 664, S. 20; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.)
*Note: Upon filing with the Governor and the General Assembly of written certification by the Commissioner of Children and Families that the new Connecticut Juvenile Training School is operational, this section, as amended by section 16 of public act 99- 26, is to read as follows:
"Sec. 17-409. Religious instruction. Equal privileges shall be granted to clergymen of all religious denominations to impart religious instruction to the inmates of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, and of each chartered or incorporated institution to which any minor may be committed by any court; and every reasonable opportunity shall be allowed such clergymen to give such inmates, belonging to their respective denominations, religious and moral instruction. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall prescribe reasonable times and places, not inconsistent with proper management, when and where such instruction, which shall be open to all who choose to attend, may be given."
(1949 Rev., S. 2849; 1969, P.A. 664, S. 20; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 99-26, S. 16, 39.)
History: 1969 act transferred powers re religious instruction from institution trustees or governing officers to commissioner of children and youth services; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 99-26 deleted obsolete reference to the Connecticut School for Boys and replaced "Long Lane School" with "the Connecticut Juvenile Training School", effective upon the filing with the Governor and the General Assembly of written certification by the Commissioner of Children and Families that the new Connecticut Juvenile Training School is operational.


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