Table of Contents Sec. 18-31. Location. Definitions. Section 18-31 is repealed. Sec. 18-31a. Maintenance of community correctional centers and detention
centers. The Commissioner of Correction shall establish and maintain such community
correctional centers or detention centers as are required for the proper administration
of the correctional process. The commissioner shall establish rules for the regulation
and government of such community correctional centers and detention centers and for
the discipline and employment of inmates. Any reference in the general statutes or
special acts to sheriffs as jailers, or their powers and duties as such, shall be to the
commissioner. Sec. 18-31b. Gratuitous transfer of abandoned facilities to municipalities or
municipal redevelopment agencies. Auction. Payment to state upon transfer. (a)
Whenever any community correctional center and the land used in connection therewith
is no longer needed as a place for penal or correctional purposes, the Community Correctional Center Administrator shall certify to the State Treasurer, the Commissioner of
Public Works and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, within six
months thereafter, that such facility and land are not required for penal or correctional
purposes. If at any time thereafter the Commissioner of Public Works and the Secretary
of the Office of Policy and Management and the State Treasurer jointly certify that such
property or any portion thereof is surplus and not needed for any other purpose of the
state, the Treasurer shall forthwith and gratuitously transfer such property to (1) the
municipality in which the facility and land are situated, provided the municipality by
vote of its legislative body shall first accept such property and a resolution of such action
verified by the clerk of the municipality shall be delivered to the Treasurer or (2) the
redevelopment agency of the municipality if the land is situated or included in a redevelopment area of the municipality, upon request to the Treasurer by such agency, without
restriction as to municipal use; if the transfer has been made, the municipal use restriction
shall be removed by appropriate release from the Treasurer. If such property is not
transferred to such municipality or the redevelopment agency thereof, such property
shall be auctioned according to regular procedure by the state to the highest bidder. No
separate residential dwelling unit or the land on which it is situated owned by the state
and used or formerly used by community correctional center administration personnel
of any abandoned community correctional center shall be included in the conveyance
of community correctional center facilities to the municipality, but such residential property may be sold by the state to the highest bidder after certification to the Treasurer by
the Community Correctional Center Administrator that the property is no longer needed
for housing of community correctional center administration personnel. Secs. 18-32 to 18-45. Sheriffs and other jailers, generally. Board of prisoners.
Sick prisoners. United States prisoners. Sections 18-32 to 18-45, inclusive, are repealed. Sec. 18-45a. Confiscation of moneys in possession of prisoners. Moneys in the
possession of any prisoner at the time of admission to a facility of the Department of
Correction and not turned over to the officials of such facility at such time, or introduced
at a later date, and found within any facility of the Department of Correction shall be
confiscated and turned over to the Institutional General Welfare Fund. Sec. 18-46. Employment of prisoners. Duties of commissioners. Section 18-46
is repealed. Sec. 18-46a. Public sale of articles made by inmates. The Community Correctional Center Administrator may authorize the sale to the public, but not for resale, of
articles made by inmates of the community correctional centers. The proceeds of such
sales shall be deposited in the inmate activity funds of the respective community correctional centers and such funds may be used for the purchase of raw materials for use by
the inmates in making such articles. Secs. 18-47 to 18-49. Inspection of accounts by commissioners. Food; clothing;
medical aid; tools. Injury to prisoner. Sections 18-47 to 18-49, inclusive, are repealed. Sec. 18-50. Credits toward fine; computation of time to be served; payment
of fine after commitment. Payment of fees or costs after commitment. (a) Each
person committed to any community correctional center upon conviction of any criminal
offense, and held therein only for the payment of a fine, shall be discharged when the
time served by such person at the rate of ten dollars a day amounts to such fine or the
balance thereof remaining unpaid; but such a person shall earn an additional credit of
ten dollars toward such fine or balance of fine for each day he is employed at productive
or maintenance work and has established a satisfactory work record. In computing the
number of days to be served, credit shall be given for Sundays, holidays and the day of
admission. Each person so committed shall be released during the day following that
which completes the time to be served when computed in accordance herewith, or immediately upon payment of the fine in full. Payments of fines after commitment shall be
made to the clerk of the court which imposed the sentence, and such clerk shall thereupon
issue a certificate, which shall be delivered to the Community Correctional Center Administrator as evidence of such payment and shall be attached to and retained with the
mittimus or other commitment process, except that, if payment is made at any time when
the office of such clerk is not open, such payment shall be made to any person designated
by the Community Correctional Center Administrator at the community correctional
center where such person is confined, and such person so designated shall transmit the
payment to the clerk of the court on the first court day thereafter. No person shall be
held in confinement for failure to pay a fine after such a certificate showing that such
fine has been fully paid has been delivered to the Community Correctional Center Administrator; provided, if a fine is paid to a person designated to accept it when the office
of the clerk is not open, the person confined to the community correctional center shall
immediately be released without requiring the prior issuance of such certificate. Secs. 18-51 and 18-52. Expiration of term on Sunday or holiday. Release of
sick prisoners. Sections 18-51 and 18-52 are repealed. Sec. 18-52a. Hospitalization of prisoners for medical care. Payment of expenses. Any person committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction who
is confined in a correctional facility and requires hospitalization for medical care may
be transferred by the department to any hospital having facilities for such care. If such
person is covered by a health insurance policy, as defined in section 38a-469, and such
policy provides coverage for such hospitalization or medical care, such person shall be
liable to the hospital for all covered expenses, and (1) such person shall arrange to have
the carrier pay the amount of covered expenses to the hospital, or (2) if such policy
indemnifies the covered person for costs incurred, such person shall pay the hospital
for covered expenses. Each carrier shall provide benefits for covered expenses without
regard to whether a person is committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction. If such person is not covered by a health insurance policy, the department shall
reimburse the receiving hospital at a rate not to exceed that established under the provisions of section 17b-239. As used in this section, "carrier" means any insurance company, hospital or medical service corporation, health care center, fraternal benefit society
or other entity which delivers, issues for delivery or renews a health insurance policy
in this state. Secs. 18-53 to 18-61. Commutation for good behavior. Liberties of community
correctional centers. Prisoners on civil process. Poor debtor's oath; proceedings;
discharge. Debtor's second application. Review on application of creditor. Furnishing of support by creditor; exception. Execution for creditor's expenses. Escape of debtor because of defective community correctional center: Liability. Sections 18-53 to 18-61, inclusive, are repealed. Sec. 18-62. Sexes to be separated. Exception for cocorrectional facilities. Men
and women shall be confined and kept separately, except that the Hartell/ DWI Correctional Unit, Windsor Locks, the Western Substance Abuse Treatment Unit, Newtown,
and the Northeast Correctional Center, Mansfield, may be cocorrectional facilities. If
any such facility is cocorrectional, it shall have separate housing for men and women
and shall provide rehabilitative services including, but not limited to, substance abuse
treatment programs which address the unique causes of addiction for men and women. Sec. 18-63. Commitment for failure to pay fine. Upon any conviction for a crime,
if the convict fails to pay any fine lawfully imposed, he shall be committed to a community correctional center until such fine is paid.
Sec. 18-31. Location. Definitions.
Sec. 18-31a. Maintenance of community correctional centers and detention centers.
Sec. 18-31b. Gratuitous transfer of abandoned facilities to municipalities or municipal
redevelopment agencies. Auction. Payment to state upon transfer.
Secs. 18-32 to 18-45. Sheriffs and other jailers, generally. Board of prisoners. Sick
prisoners. United States prisoners.
Sec. 18-45a. Confiscation of moneys in possession of prisoners.
Sec. 18-46. Employment of prisoners. Duties of commissioners.
Sec. 18-46a. Public sale of articles made by inmates.
Secs. 18-47 to 18-49. Inspection of accounts by commissioners. Food; clothing; medical
aid; tools. Injury to prisoner.
Sec. 18-50. Credits toward fine; computation of time to be served; payment of fine after
commitment. Payment of fees or costs after commitment.
Secs. 18-51 and 18-52. Expiration of term on Sunday or holiday. Release of sick prisoners.
Sec. 18-52a. Hospitalization of prisoners for medical care. Payment of expenses.
Secs. 18-53 to 18-61. Commutation for good behavior. Liberties of community correctional
centers. Prisoners on civil process. Poor debtor's oath; proceedings; discharge. Debtor's
second application. Review on application of creditor. Furnishing of support by creditor;
exception. Execution for creditor's expenses. Escape of debtor because of defective community correctional center: Liability.
Sec. 18-62. Sexes to be separated. Exception for cocorrectional facilities.
Sec. 18-63. Commitment for failure to pay fine.
Sec. 18-64. Annual jail returns to Welfare Commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 3025; 1953, S. 1687d; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 39; 1961, P.A. 580, S. 11; 1967, P.A. 152, S. 41.)
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(1967, P.A. 152, S. 40; 1969, P.A. 297.)
History: 1969 act replaced jails with community correctional centers.
Cited. 35 CA 431, 435.
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(b) If such land or any interest therein is transferred by the municipality or by the
redevelopment agency of such municipality, one-half of the transfer price shall be remitted to the state.
(1967, P.A. 646, S. 1, 2; 1969, P.A. 297; 801; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 73, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 85, 110.)
History: 1969 acts required gratuitous transfer in Subsec. (a), required notice of action to accept property to municipal
redevelopment agency, rather than transfer to redevelopment agency and required that property not transferred be auctioned,
deleted former Subsec. (b) re use as museum with new provision requiring that state receive half of transfer price if land
transferred by municipality or redevelopment agency and replaced jails with community correctional centers; P.A. 77-614
replaced commissioner of public works with commissioner of administrative services and commissioner of finance and
control with secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 87-496 substituted public works for administrative
services commissioner in Subsec. (a).
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(1949 Rev., S. 461, 463, 464, 3026−3035, 3623; 1953, S. 1688d; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 40, 41, 99; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 15;
1967, P.A. 152, S. 41.)
See Sec. 18-31a re maintenance of community correctional centers and detention centers.
See Sec. 18-81 re duties of Commissioner of Correction.
See Sec. 18-89 re contracts for labor or services of inmates.
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(1963, P.A. 256; P.A. 78-41.)
History: P.A. 78-41 replaced "community correctional center" with "any facility of the department of correction" and
"activity fund for inmates' welfare" with "institutional general welfare fund".
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(1949 Rev., S. 3036; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 42; 1961, P.A. 580, S. 12; 1963, P.A. 259; 1967, P.A. 152, S. 41.)
See Sec. 18-88 re industrial activities and retail hobby stores.
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(1963, P.A. 239, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 297.)
History: 1969 act replaced jails with community correctional centers.
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(1949 Rev., S. 3037−3039; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 99; 1961, P.A. 58, S. 13.)
See Sec. 4-165b re claims against the state by inmates of correctional and reformatory institutions.
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(b) Payments by persons committed to community correctional centers of fees imposed under the provisions of section 51-56a or costs imposed under the provisions of
section 54-143 or 54-143a shall be made to the clerk of the court location which imposed
the sentence, except that if payment is made at any time when the office of such clerk
is not open, such payment shall be made to any official at the correctional center where
such person is confined and such official shall transmit the payment to the clerk of the
court on the first court day thereafter.
(1949 Rev., S. 3040; 1955, S. 1689d; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 43; 615, S. 17; 1963, P.A. 38; February, 1965, P.A. 607, S. 1;
1969, P.A. 297; P.A. 75-355, S. 1, 3; P.A. 83-279, S. 1, 4.)
History: 1959 acts deleted provision re sentence imposed by trial justice and substituted jail administrator for sheriff
or jailer; 1963 act changed technical language, raised rate from two to three dollars per day and added provision for
additional credit; 1965 act added exception re payments made at jail and proviso re release of person continued without
certificate; 1969 act replaced jails with community correctional centers; P.A. 75-355 changed equivalency of imprisonment
to dollars from three to ten dollars per day and increased work credit from two to ten dollars per day worked; P.A. 83-279
added Subsec. (b) re procedure for payment of certain fees and costs by persons committed to correctional centers.
See Sec. 18-85 re compensation of inmates.
See Sec. 18-97 re presentence confinement credit.
Cited. 231 C. 514, 516.
Cited. 31 CS 461.
Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 229.
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(1949 Rev., S. 3041; 1955, S. 1690d; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 44; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 16; 1967, P.A. 152, S. 41.)
See Sec. 18-87 re transfers to other state institutions or to custody of Children and Families Commissioner.
See Sec. 18-92 re expiration of prison term on Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
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(1961, P.A. 344; 1963, P.A. 254; 1969, P.A. 297; P.A. 97-245, S. 1.)
History: 1963 act deleted stipulation that state hospital have security facilities before such person may be transferred
to it; 1969 act replaced jails with community correctional centers. P.A. 97-245 made provisions applicable to any person
"committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction who is confined in a correctional facility" rather than any
person "committed to a community correctional center", provided that the transfer of the person is by "the department"
rather than by "the Community Correctional Center Administrator" and that the transfer is to "any hospital" rather than to
"any state hospital", deleted provision that required the superintendent of the hospital to whom the Community Correctional
Center Administrator applies to admit the person to such hospital, added provision re liability of the person for hospital
expenses, and procedure for payment thereof, if the person is covered by a health insurance policy, added provision re
obligation of the carrier to provide benefits without regard to whether a person is committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, added provision requiring the department to reimburse the hospital if the person is not covered by a
health insurance policy and specifying the rate of such reimbursement, and added definition of "carrier".
See Sec. 18-87 re transfers to other state institutions or to custody of Children and Families Commissioner.
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(1949 Rev., S. 3042−3049, 3052; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 45−50; 158, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 93−95; 1967, P.A. 152, S.
42; 1969, P.A. 463, S. 2; P.A. 74-183, S. 219−221, 291; P.A. 76-358, S. 4; 76-436, S. 188−190, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 2,
127; P.A. 81-410, S. 14.)
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(1949 Rev., S. 3050; P.A. 91-373.)
History: P.A. 91-373 added exception for cocorrectional facilities at Hartell/DWI Correctional Unit, Western Substance
Abuse Treatment Unit and Northeast Correctional Center, requiring separate housing for men and women and rehabilitative
services.
See Secs. 18-65 and 18-65a re persons to be confined in Connecticut Correctional Institution, Niantic.
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(1949 Rev., S. 3051; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 17; 1969, P.A. 297.)
History: 1963 act deleted provision that sentences to jail and workhouse be interchangeable, the term "workhouse"
having been abolished; 1969 act replaced jails with community correctional centers.
See Sec. 18-50 re application of credits for time served toward payment of fine.
See Sec. 54-92b re discharge of inmate from community correctional center when held for nonpayment of fine.
Cited. 31 CS 459.
Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 229.
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