AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION.
To (1) require that persons who are incarcerated be immediately provided evidence-based mental health interventions upon initial assessment and intake, (2) require that persons who are incarcerated be fed palatable and nutritious meals and not be served nutraloaf as punishment, (3) ensure that persons who are incarcerated are provided a form to authorize another person to access their medical records, (4) cause the publication of the Criminal Justice Institute's report concerning cases of medical neglect in Connecticut's correctional facilities and provide that claimants in such cases be granted permission to sue the state, (5) adopt measures to increase access to data concerning cases involving medical neglect by the Department of Correction, (6) require a study of relocating the New Haven Correctional Center on Whalley Avenue and the Bridgeport Correctional Center, (7) employ measures to increase staffing at correctional facilities, (8) increase productive time for out-of-cell time for persons who are incarcerated, (9) ensure incidents of violence against correctional officers are fully documented, and (10) establish a pilot program for body scans in lieu of body and cavity searches and bonding for such program.
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/13/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 5/13/2025 | No New File by Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 5/13/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/13/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/12/2025 | (APP) | Joint Favorable | |
| 5/8/2025 | Immediate Transmittal | ||
| 5/8/2025 | Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 4/29/2025 | (LCO) | File Number 801 | |
| 4/29/2025 | Senate Calendar Number 420 | ||
| 4/29/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 4/29/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/22/2025 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/28/25 5:00 PM | |
| 4/9/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/8/2025 | (JUD) | Joint Favorable Substitute | |
| 3/21/2025 | Public Hearing 03/26 | ||
| 3/20/2025 | Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary |
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