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Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Last Updated: June 14,2023) |
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Title18 Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction |
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SubTitle18-85a-1_18-85a-4. Assessed Cost of Incarceration |
| Sec. 18-85a-1. Definitions |
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The following definitions apply as used in Sections 18-85a-1 to 18-85a-4, inclusive, as follows: (a) "Assessed Cost of Incarceration" means the average per capita cost, per diem, of all component facilities within the Department of Correction as determined by employing the same accounting procedures as are used by the Office of the Comptroller in determining per capita per diem costs in state humane institutions in accordance with the provisions of Section 17b-223 of the general statutes. The assessed cost of incarceration includes those costs incurred by the state and those costs that the state will reasonably incur to incarcerate the inmate until the inmate's maximum release date. For inmates serving life sentences, the cost shall be determined based on the inmate's life expectancy. For inmates serving Connecticut sentences in other states, either in state or federal institutions, the assessed cost of incarceration shall be either the actual cost billed by the receiving jurisdiction or the average per capita cost, per diem, of all component facilities within the Department of Correction, as determined pursuant to this subsection, whichever is greater. (b) "Inmate" means an individual confined, or formerly confined, in a correctional facility serving a sentence imposed by any Connecticut state court. (c) "Job training, Skill Development, Career Opportunity or Enhancement Programs" means any work or job assignment performed by an inmate during incarceration for which the inmate receives payment. |
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(Adopted effective July 28, 1997; Amended November 6, 2001; Amended March 15, 2007) |
| Sec. 18-85a-2. Inmate responsibility for cost of incarceration |
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On or after October 1, 1997, inmates shall be charged for and shall be responsible to pay the assessed cost of incarceration, as defined in 18-85a-1(a). |
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(Adopted effective July 28, 1997) |
| Sec. 18-85a-3. Inmate responsibility for cost of services and programs |
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On or after October 1, 1997, inmates shall be charged for and shall be responsible to pay costs involved in their use of various services and programs. No inmate shall be denied medical care based on an inability to pay. All sums collected from an inmate in connection with such use shall be deducted from the inmate's assessed cost of incarceration. The inmate's responsibility to pay for the use of services and programs shall be in accordance with the following schedule: Programs (1) Elective education programs, $3.00 per course. (2) Vocational-education programs, $3.00 per course. Health Services (1) Sick Call – inmate initiated visits - $3.00 per visit. (2) Dental Procedures - $3.00 per procedure. (3) Eyeglasses - $3.00 per prescription. Laboratory Testing Fees – Laboratory tests taken to detect illegal use of drugs where results are positive – actual cost of confirmation test. |
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(Adopted effective July 28, 1997; Amended March 15, 2007) |
| Sec. 18-85a-4. Payment and collection of assessed costs of incarceration, services and programs |
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(a) Inmate responsibility for costs of elective education programs or vocational-education programs as provided in Section 18-85a-3 shall be deducted by the Department of Correction from the inmate's account prior to the inmate's admission to such programs or shall be deducted from the inmate's account following admission to such programs if necessary to permit admission. Necessity will exist only in cases where the inmate does not have adequate funds for admission at the time of entry to the program, but will earn such funds from participation in the program. (b) The inmate's responsibility to pay the assessed cost of incarceration shall be discharged in part by a 10% deduction from all deposits made to the inmate's individual account excluding deposits made from Job Training, Skill Development, Career Opportunity or Enhancement Programs. Deductions from an inmate's account shall not exceed the assessed cost of incarceration owed by the inmate. Any balance in the amount owed by an inmate on the assessed cost of incarceration after such deductions shall be collected with the assistance of the Department of Administrative Services and in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Correction and the Department of Administrative Services. |
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(Adopted effective July 28, 1997; Amended March 15, 2007) |