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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 441
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2573
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
REP. PORTER, 94th Dist.
REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.
REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.
REP. PAOLILLO, 97th Dist.
REP. DIMASSA, 116th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF DRUG TREATMENT
SERVICES AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 325 of the general statutes be amended to require the 1
Commissioner of Correction to: (1) Increase bed capacity at 2
correctional facilities that offer drug treatment services, and (2) 3
develop and implement policies that minimize the time an inmate has 4
to wait for drug treatment services upon discharge from a correctional 5
facility. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To minimize the disruption of timely drug treatment services to
inmates suffering from drug addiction.