Sec. 18-81p. Review of substance abuse detoxification and treatment programs. Reintegration of drug-dependent inmates into community.
Sec. 18-81p. Review of substance abuse detoxification and treatment programs. Reintegration of drug-dependent inmates into community. The Commissioner of Correction, in consultation with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Judicial Department, shall review, evaluate and make
recommendations concerning substance abuse detoxification and treatment programs
for drug-dependent pretrial and sentenced inmates of correctional facilities and the reintegration of such inmates into the community. The commissioner shall examine various
options for the detoxification and treatment of drug-dependent inmates including, but
not limited to, methadone maintenance treatment and other therapies or treatments, and
the reintegration of drug-dependent inmates into the community upon their release from
incarceration, including the transfer of inmates to community-based methadone or other
therapy or treatment programs. The commissioner shall report his findings and recommendations and submit a proposal for detoxification, treatment and reintegration programs including, if appropriate, the establishment of one or more pilot programs for
methadone maintenance or other therapy or treatment for drug-dependent inmates to
the General Assembly not later than February 1, 1998.
(P.A. 97-248, S. 2, 12.)
History: P.A. 97-248 effective July 1, 1997.