General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 162
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 374
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 162
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 374
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DETERMINATION OF THE TOWN OF RESIDENCE OF INCARCERATED PERSONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require census data be adjusted to count persons incarcerated in correctional institutions in the population count of the towns where they resided immediately prior to being incarcerated.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase equity in redistricting and the distribution of state or federal funds by counting inmates in the population count of the towns where they resided immediately prior to incarceration.