General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6178 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 967 *00967* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. YACCARINO, 87th Dist. (By Request) General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6178 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 967 *00967* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. YACCARINO, 87th Dist. (By Request) AN ACT STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF CREATING A SPECIAL POPULATION WITHIN PRISONS TO HELP PRISONERS SUFFERING FROM DRUG ABUSE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That there be a study of the feasibility of creating a special population within prisons for prisoners suffering from drug abuse, including a review of what other states have done and how such practices could work in Connecticut prisons. Statement of Purpose: To study the feasibility of creating a special population within prisons to help prisoners suffering from drug abuse.