Sec. 18-86b. Contracts with governmental and private vendors for supervision of state inmates outside the state.
Sec. 18-86b. Contracts with governmental and private vendors for supervision of state inmates outside the state. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections
18-105 to 18-107, inclusive, the Commissioner of Correction is authorized to improve
the operation of the state's correctional facilities by entering into contracts with any
governmental or private vendor for supervision of not more than five hundred inmates
outside the state. Any such governmental or private vendor shall agree to be bound by
the provisions of the Interstate Corrections Compact, and any governmental or privately-operated facility to which state inmates are transferred pursuant to a contract under this
subsection shall be located in a state which has enacted and entered into the Interstate
Corrections Compact.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 18-105 to 18-107, inclusive,
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, the Commissioner of Correction is authorized to improve the operation of the state's correctional facilities by entering into contracts in accordance with this subsection with any governmental or private vendor for
the supervision of not more than an additional two thousand inmates outside the state.
(2) If the governmental vendor with which the commissioner has a contract under
subsection (a) of this section on August 20, 2003, for the supervision of inmates outside
this state is willing to accept additional inmates for supervision, the Commissioner of
Correction may, notwithstanding the provisions of section 4a-57, enter into a contract
with such governmental vendor for the supervision of such number of additional inmates
as such governmental vendor is willing to accept. If the commissioner does not enter
into such a contract with such governmental vendor or if, after contracting for the supervision of additional inmates by such governmental vendor, the number of inmates authorized to be supervised outside this state under subdivision (1) of this subsection has
not been attained, the commissioner may enter into contracts with any governmental or
private vendor for the supervision of all or part of the remaining number of inmates
authorized to be supervised outside this state under said subdivision (1).
(3) Any such governmental or private vendor shall agree to be bound by the provisions of the Interstate Corrections Compact, and any governmental or privately-operated
facility to which state inmates are transferred pursuant to a contract under this subsection
shall be located in a state which has enacted and entered into the Interstate Corrections
Compact.
(4) Prior to entering into any contract under this subsection, the commissioner shall
submit such proposed contract to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly
having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies
and to the judiciary for their review and comment.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 18-105 to 18-107, inclusive,
during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, the
Commissioner of Correction is authorized to improve the operation of the state's correctional facilities by entering into contracts in accordance with this subsection with any
governmental or private vendor for the supervision of not more than an additional one
thousand inmates outside the state.
(2) Any such governmental or private vendor shall agree to be bound by the provisions of the Interstate Corrections Compact, and any governmental or privately-operated
facility to which state inmates are transferred pursuant to a contract under this subsection
shall be located in a state which has enacted and entered into the Interstate Corrections
Compact.
(3) Prior to entering into any contract under this subsection, the commissioner shall
submit such proposed contract to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly
having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies
and to the judiciary for their review and comment.
(d) A state inmate confined in any governmental or privately-operated facility pursuant to the terms of any contract with the state shall at all times be subject to the authority
of the Commissioner of Correction who may at any time remove the inmate for transfer
to a state correctional facility or other institution, for transfer to another governmental
or privately-operated facility, for release on probation or parole, for discharge or for
any other purpose permitted by the laws of this state.
(P.A. 95-229; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 156; P.A. 04-234, S. 11; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 89.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change, added new Subsec. (b) to authorize
the commissioner during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, to contract for the supervision of an
additional 2,000 inmates out of state and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c), effective August 20, 2003; P.A.
04-234 added Subsec. (b)(4) requiring commissioner to submit a proposed contract to the appropriations and judiciary
committees for their review and comment, effective June 8, 2004; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 amended Subsec. (b)(1) to
authorize commissioner to contract for the supervision of an additional 2,000 inmates outside the state during "the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2004," rather than during "the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005," added new
Subsec. (c) to authorize the commissioner during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007,
to contract for the supervision of an additional 1,000 inmates outside the state, and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as
Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 2004.
See Sec. 18-81r re ombudsman services for inmates in custody of Department of Correction housed in other states.