Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06241 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/26/2011

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6241
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 306
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. ROWE, 123rd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6241 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 306

Referred to Committee on Judiciary 

Introduced by:

REP. ROWE, 123rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE EMPLOYMENT OF INMATES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 325 of the general statutes be amended to put inmates to work in agricultural, manufacturing, industrial or commercial fields by requiring them to undertake certain occupations while serving their term of imprisonment and to provide that such inmates shall continue to be subject to supervision by personnel of the Department of Correction while they are engaged in such work.

Statement of Purpose: 

To require incarcerated prisoners to work while serving their prison sentence.