CT HB07186

Commissioner of Correction may grant inmates furloughs up to 45 days to visit designated places within or outside the state, with periods renewable at the commissioner's discretion.

Furloughs for general inmates may be granted for visiting dying relatives, attending funerals, obtaining unavailable medical services, contacting prospective employers, or for any compelling reason consistent with rehabilitation.

Inmates serving sentences for serious felony offenses, as defined in section 54-82t, may only be granted furloughs for the purpose of obtaining medical services not otherwise available.

Any inmate who fails to return from furlough as required by the furlough agreement is guilty of escape in the first degree.

The act takes effect on October 1, 2019, and amends Connecticut General Statutes section 18-101a.