Correction Advisory Committee
Sec. 18-81jj. Correction Advisory Committee. There is established the Correction Advisory Committee that shall consist of eleven members. The Correction Advisory Committee shall perform the following functions: (1) Submit a list of candidates for Correction Ombuds for the Governor's consideration; (2) Review the actions of the Correction Ombuds; (3) Meet not less than quarterly to bring matters to the Correction Ombuds' attention and to consult on the Correction Ombuds' services, findings and recommendations; and (4) Convene semiannual public hearings to discuss the Correction Ombuds' services, findings and recommendations.
Contact
Correction Advisory Committe
- c/o Judiciary Committee
- Legislative Office Building, Room 2500
- Hartford, CT 06106
Information
- The Correction Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM in Room 2C of the Legislative Office Building and on Zoom. The public hearing can also be viewed on YouTube Live.
- CT Office of Correction Ombudsman
Documents and Meetings
Office of Correction Ombuds Quarterly Reports
Office of Correction Ombuds Semi-Annual Reports
Correction Advisory Committee Member Appointment Letters
- House Minority Leader Appointment Letter - Benjamin Howell
- Judiciary Committee House Chair Appointment Letter - Tadhg Dooley
- Judiciary Committee House Ranking Member Appointment - John Cipolli
- Judiciary Committee Senate Chair Appointment Letter - Marisol Garcia
- Judiciary Committee Senate Ranking Member Appointment Letter - John Bowen
- Office of the Governor Appointment Letter - Daryl McGraw
- Office of the Governor Appointment Letter - Reena Kapoor
- Office of the Governor Appointment Letter - Scott Semple
- Senate Minority Leader Appointment Letter - Kyisha Velazquez
- Senate President Pro Tempore Appointment Letter - Andrew Giering
- Speaker of the House Appointment Letter - Melvin Medina
January 29, 2026
- 2025 OCO Conditions of Confinement Report
- January 29, 2026 - Agenda
- January 29, 2026 - Hearing Notice and Public Comment Registration Information
- January 29, 2026 - Speaker Order
- Testimony - Aaron Morabito.PDF
- Testimony - Adam Plaeger.PDF
- Testimony - Alain LeConte.PDF
- Testimony - Alan C. Hall
- Testimony - Alex Brown,Advocate and MSW Student.PDF
- Testimony - Alicia Strong, Co-Director CT-PSP - NBRJC.PDF
- Testimony - Amanda Van Doren.PDF
- Testimony - Andre Cinicola.PDF
- Testimony - Andres Sosa.PDF
- Testimony - Angelo Reyes
- Testimony - Anonymous 1.PDF
- Testimony - Anonymous 10
- Testimony - Anonymous 11
- Testimony - Anonymous 12
- Testimony - Anonymous 2.PDF
- Testimony - Anonymous 3.PDF
- Testimony - Anonymous 4
- Testimony - Anonymous 5
- Testimony - Anonymous 6
- Testimony - Anonymous 7
- Testimony - Anonymous 8
- Testimony - Anonymous 9
- Testimony - Anthony Brunetti.PDF
- Testimony - Antoney Drummond.PDF
- Testimony - Barbara Fair Director Stop Solitary Ct.PDF
- Testimony - Barbara fair, Director, Stop Solitary CT.PDF
- Testimony - Benjamin Jenkins.PDF
- Testimony - Bernard Punter.PDF
- Testimony - Bernard Smalls 1252026124747.PDF
- Testimony - Bernard Smalls.PDF
- Testimony - Bev Rainville
- Testimony - Brian Wright.PDF
- Testimony - Caitlin Castro Testimony from January 29 2026 .PDF
- Testimony - Caitlin Castro Testimony from January 29 2026 1292026194058.PDF
- Testimony - Carl Tomlin.PDF
- Testimony - Carmen Burgos.PDF
- Testimony - Cassandra Gates.PDF
- Testimony - Christina Ghio, Acting Child Advocate Office of the Child Advocate.PDF
- Testimony - Christina Quaranta Executive Director Connecticut Justice Alliance.PDF
- Testimony - Christopher Darazs
- Testimony - Coral Valentine
- Testimony - Corrie Betts, President, NAACP.PDF
- Testimony - Cory Wheeler
- Testimony - Dareen Dew
- Testimony - Darnell London.PDF
- Testimony - David Braga.PDF
- Testimony - David Haywood.PDF
- Testimony - David Joyce
- Testimony - David Pedreira
- Testimony - De-Andre Brown, Executive Director Evolve Love.PDF
- Testimony - Dean Bedard
- Testimony - Denise Paley Board Member DMHAS NAMI CT Shoreline.PDF
- Testimony - Denise Paley Board Member DMHAS NAMI CT Shoreline1292026131349.PDF
- Testimony - Donna Farland.PDF
- Testimony - Dontay D Early.PDF
- Testimony - Eduardo Santiago
- Testimony - Edwin Ortiz.PDF
- Testimony - Eric Amado.PDF
- Testimony - Fred Holmgren
- Testimony - Ganesh Bharrat.PDF
- Testimony - Gino Minks Rewards for Inamtes Mother.PDF
- Testimony - Ian Wright.PDF
- Testimony - Irving O. Echavarria
- Testimony - Isaiah D. Wash
- Testimony - Israel Gonzalez.PDF
- Testimony - Ivan Diaz
- Testimony - James A Harnage
- Testimony - James Harnage
- Testimony - Jamilla Byrd.PDF
- Testimony - Joan McClung.PDF
- Testimony - Joe Baltas
- Testimony - John O-Connor Formerly Incarcerated .PDF
- Testimony - John S. Kaminski
- Testimony - John Vivo III 128202615396.PDF
- Testimony - John Vivo III.PDF
- Testimony - Johnathan Carney
- Testimony - Johnson Terry .PDF
- Testimony - Jonathan Carney.PDF
- Testimony - Jos Garcia.PDF
- Testimony - Jose D. Vazquez
- Testimony - Jose Fuentes-Pillich.PDF
- Testimony - Jose Garcia.PDF
- Testimony - Jose Vazquez
- Testimony - Joseph DeRaffaele
- Testimony - Joseph Gaylin.PDF
- Testimony - Josiah Schlee
- Testimony - Justin Surdyka.PDF
- Testimony - Katerina Philbrick Mindful Nature Psychotherapy.PDF
- Testimony - Kristin Morse Law and Order for Inmates Moms for Liberty .PDF
- Testimony - Kristina Hagarty.PDF
- Testimony - Laquan Hester.PDF
- Testimony - Larry Davis.PDF
- Testimony - Linda Jeffries Educators in our CIs.PDF
- Testimony - Lindsay Zimmitti.PDF
- Testimony - Luis Morales
- Testimony - Luis Velez.PDF
- Testimony - M Maldonado Eli Abner Special Parolee Project More Correctional HWH.PDF
- Testimony - M. Maldonado Eli Abner Special Parolee Walter Brooks Project More CHWH.PDF
- Testimony - M. Maldonado Eli Abner Special Parolee Walter Brooks Project More CHWH1272026203746.PDF
- Testimony - Marc Donald CEO Catalyst CT.PDF
- Testimony - Marc Donald, President - CEO Catalyst CT.PDF
- Testimony - Mark Ambrose - 2
- Testimony - Mark Ambrose 2.PDF
- Testimony - Mark Ambrose.PDF
- Testimony - Mark Bova
- Testimony - Mark White
- Testimony - Marques D. Sampson
- Testimony - Master Rashid.PDF
- Testimony - Matt Haynes LGBTQIA in Corrections .PDF
- Testimony - Matthew J. Frazier
- Testimony - Matthew Pugh.PDF
- Testimony - Melissa Hernandez.PDF
- Testimony - Michael LaRocco
- Testimony - Michael Mark
- Testimony - Miguel Pittman.PDF
- Testimony - Nancy Peters, Organizer BSUACT.PDF
- Testimony - Nicole Gagnon Attorney Inmate Legal Aid Program -ILAP- .PDF
- Testimony - Paul Grimsley
- Testimony - Paula D'Agostino
- Testimony - Peter Manfredonia.PDF
- Testimony - Peter Tarasco 1252026123010.PDF
- Testimony - Peter Tarasco.PDF
- Testimony - Philliann Barnett.PDF
- Testimony - Quinten Yonkers
- Testimony - Raymond Arriaga.PDF
- Testimony - Rev. Ernestine Holloway.PDF
- Testimony - Rha-meir Bush
- Testimony - RN CORRECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.PDF
- Testimony - Robert Cohs (2)
- Testimony - Robert Cohs
- Testimony - Robert Coshard
- Testimony - Robert Harris.PDF
- Testimony - Robert Marrow.PDF
- Testimony - Rocky Williams 2.PDF
- Testimony - Rocky Williams.PDF
- Testimony - Ryan Macfarland.PDF
- Testimony - Samantha Sommers.PDF
- Testimony - Samaris Delgado.PDF
- Testimony - Shanta Perry 127202694649.PDF
- Testimony - Shanta Perry.PDF
- Testimony - Stephen Summitt Deport in Prisons .PDF
- Testimony - Terrell Jackson.PDF
- Testimony - Thomas Rogers 129202616944.PDF
- Testimony - Thomas Rogers.PDF
- Testimony - Timothy Townsend Jr.PDF
- Testimony - Tracey Sheedy
- Testimony - Tracy Shumaker, Formally Incarcerated .PDF
- Testimony - Travis Kelly.PDF
- Testimony - Troy S. Kelley.PDF
- Testimony - Troy Westberry.PDF
- Testimony - Tyrone Blash 1.PDF
- Testimony - Tyrone Blash 2.PDF
- Testimony - Vernal Morgan (2)
- Testimony - Vernal Morgan
- Testimony - Vernon Vassell 1222026125657.PDF
- Testimony - Vernon Vassell.PDF
- Testimony - Vicki Graham Prisons in CT Taxpayer.PDF
- Testimony - Victor Gonzalez.PDF
- Testimony - Victor Velasco.PDF
- Testimony - William Howell
- Testimony - William LaMar Burrell.PDF
- Testimony - Zachary Franklin.PDF
2025 Archive
- December 11, 2025 - Hearing Notice and Public Comment Registration Information
- December 11, 2025 - Public Hearing Agenda
- Office of Correction Ombuds Semi-Annual Report - November 2025
- Testimony - Ahmaad Lane, Incarcerated Individual.PDF
- Testimony - Ben Gordon.PDF
- Testimony - Debbie Mair.PDF
- Testimony - Donna Farland.PDF
- Testimony - Heather Wealen.PDF
- Testimony - Josh Long.PDF
- Testimony - Marci Pittman.PDF
- Testimony - Rev. Ernestine Holloway, Serenity House Ministries.PDF
- June 13, 2025 - Hearing Notice and Public Comment Registration Information
- June 13, 2025 - Link to Hearing Video
- June 13, 2025 - Public Hearing Agenda
- June 13, 2025 - Speaker Order
- Office of Correction Ombuds Quarterly Report - June 2025
- Testimony - Anonymous.PDF
- Testimony - Barbara Fair, Director, Stop Solitary CT.PDF
- Testimony - Christopher Calhoun, Incarcerated Individual, Cheshire CI 1.PDF
- Testimony - Christopher Calhoun, Incarcerated Individual, Cheshire CI 2.PDF
- Testimony - Deborah Giaquinto, Incarcerated Individual, York CI.PDF
- Testimony - James Mitchell, Incarcerated Individual, MacDougall CI.PDF
- Testimony - Jean Bruny, Incarcerated Individual.PDF
- Testimony - Jose Ramos, Incarcerated Individual.PDF
- Testimony - Kezlyn Mendez, Incarcerated Individual.PDF
- Testimony - Margaret Goodwin, SWAA-CT, Volunteer.PDF
- Testimony - Nancy Peters, Organizer, Brothers & Sisters United.PDF
- Testimony - Norman Haughey, Incarcerated Individual.PDF
- Testimony - Shaquan L. Armour, Incarcerated Individual, Osborn CI.PDF
- Testimony - Victor Smalls, Incarcerated Individual, Cheshire CI.PDF
- Testimony - Vladimir Tirado, Incarcerated Individual, York CI.PDF
2024 Archive
2023 Archive
