Substitute Senate Bill No. 889
Public Act No. 21-97
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY AND
PLANNING DIVISION AND THE PUBLICATION OF REPORTS AND
PRESENTATIONS BY THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND
MANAGEMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 4-68m of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
(a) There is established a Criminal Justice Policy and Planning
Division within the Office of Policy and Management. The division shall
be under the direction of an undersecretary.
(b) The division shall [develop a plan to] promote a more effective
and cohesive state criminal justice system [and, to accomplish such plan,
shall] by:
(1) [Conduct] Conducting an in-depth analysis of the criminal justice
system;
(2) [Determine] Determining the long-range needs of the criminal
justice system and [recommend] recommending policy priorities for the
system;
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system and [recommend] recommending strategies to solve those
problems;
(4) [Assess] Assessing the cost-effectiveness of the use of state and
local funds in the criminal justice system;
(5) [Recommend] Recommending means to improve the deterrent
and rehabilitative capabilities of the criminal justice system;
(6) [Advise and assist] Advising and assisting the General Assembly
in developing plans, programs and proposed legislation for improving
the effectiveness of the criminal justice system;
(7) [Make] Making computations of daily costs and [compare]
comparing interagency costs on services provided by agencies that are
a part of the criminal justice system;
(8) [Review] Reviewing the program inventories and cost-benefit
analyses submitted pursuant to section 4-68s and [consider] considering
incorporating such inventories and analyses in its budget
recommendations to the General Assembly;
(9) [Make] Making population computations for use in planning for
the long-range needs of the criminal justice system;
(10) [Determine] Determining long-range information needs of the
criminal justice system and [acquire] acquiring that information;
(11) [Cooperate] Cooperating with the Office of the Victim Advocate
by providing information and assistance to the office relating to the
improvement of crime victims' services;
(12) [Serve] Serving as the liaison for the state to the United States
Department of Justice on criminal justice issues of interest to the state
and federal government relating to data, information systems and
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(13) [Measure] Measuring the success of community-based services
and programs in reducing recidivism;
(14) [Develop and implement] Developing and implementing a
comprehensive reentry strategy as provided in section 18-81w; and
(15) [Engage] Engaging in other activities consistent with the
responsibilities of the division.
(c) In addition to the division's other duties under this section, the
division may perform any function described in subsection (b) of this
section to promote an effective and cohesive juvenile justice system.
(d) In the performance of its duties under this section, the division
shall collaborate with the Department of Correction, the Board of
Pardons and Paroles, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction
Services and the Department of Emergency Services and Public
Protection and consult with the Chief Court Administrator, the
executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial
Branch, the Chief State's Attorney and the Chief Public Defender.
(e) (1) At the request of the division, the Department of Correction,
the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Department of Mental Health and
Addiction Services, the Department of Emergency Services and Public
Protection, the Chief Court Administrator, the executive director of the
Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch, the Chief State's
Attorney and the Chief Public Defender shall provide the division with
information and data needed by the division to perform its duties under
subsection (b) of this section.
(2) The division shall have access to individualized records
maintained by the Judicial Branch and the agencies specified in
subdivision (1) of this subsection as needed for research purposes. The
division, in collaboration with the Judicial Branch and the agencies
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protect the privacy of such individualized records consistent with state
and federal law. The division shall use such individualized records for
statistical analyses only and shall not use such records in any other
manner that would disclose the identity of individuals to whom the
records pertain.
(3) Any information or data provided to the division pursuant to this
subsection that is confidential in accordance with state or federal law
shall remain confidential while in the custody of the division and shall
not be disclosed.
[(f) Not later than January 15, 2007, the division shall submit the plan
developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to the Governor
and, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of
matters relating to criminal justice, public safety and appropriations and
the budgets of state agencies. Not later than February 15, 2009, and
biennially thereafter, the division shall update such plan and submit
such updated plan to the Governor and said legislative committees.]
(f) The Office of Policy and Management shall make any report or
presentation by the division publicly available on the office's Internet
web site, including those required pursuant to sections 4-68n, as
amended by this act, 4-68o, as amended by this act, and 4-68p, as
amended by this act.
Sec. 2. Section 4-68n of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
The Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office
of Policy and Management shall [development] develop population
projections for the correctional system for planning purposes and issue
a report on such projections not later than February fifteenth of each
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publicly available on the office's Internet web site.
Sec. 3. Section 4-68o of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
(a) The Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the
Office of Policy and Management shall develop a reporting system that
is able to track trends and outcomes related to policies designed to
reduce prison overcrowding, improve rehabilitation efforts and
enhance reentry strategies for offenders released from prison.
(b) The reporting system shall, at a minimum, track on a monthly
basis: (1) The number of admissions to prison (A) directly from courts,
(B) on account of parole revocation, and (C) on account of probation
revocation, (2) the number of releases on parole and to other forms of
community supervision and facilities, (3) the rate of granting parole, (4)
the number of probation placements and placements to probation
facilities, (5) the prison population, and (6) the projected prison
population.
(c) The reporting system shall, at a minimum, track on an annual
basis: (1) Recidivism of offenders released from prison, (2) recidivism of
offenders on probation, [and] (3) recidivism of offenders participating
in programs designed to reduce prison overcrowding, improve
rehabilitation efforts and enhance reentry strategies for offenders
released from prison, and (4) recidivism of offenders who received
earned risk reduction credits pursuant to section 18-98e. The division
shall measure recidivism in accordance with a nationally-accepted
methodology.
[(d) The reporting system shall define outcomes for major programs
and annually report these outcomes and delineate strategies to measure
outcomes when information is not yet available to measure the
effectiveness of particular programs. Substitute Senate Bill No. 889
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(e) The division shall publish the first monthly report not later than
November 1, 2006.]
(d) The division shall monthly report the reporting system's tracking
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The Office of Policy and
Management shall make such report publicly available on the office's
Internet web site.
[(f)] (e) The division shall publish [the first annual outcome report not
later than January 1, 2007, and shall publish] an annual outcome report
not later than February fifteenth of each year thereafter. The Office of
Policy and Management shall make such report publicly available on
the office's Internet web site. Such report may be included as part of the
report submitted under section 4-68p, as amended by this act.
Sec. 4. Section 4-68p of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
Not later than [February] October fifteenth of each year, the Criminal
Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office of Policy and
Management shall submit a report to the Governor and the joint
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
matters relating to the judiciary, in accordance with section 11-4a, [and
make a presentation to the joint standing committees of the General
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to criminal justice and
appropriations and the budgets of state agencies concerning its activities
and recommendations under section 4-68m and specifying the actions
necessary to promote an effective and cohesive criminal justice system.
The report shall estimate the amount of savings inuring to the benefit of
the state on account of the actual prison population being less than
projected prior to the adoption of prison overcrowding reduction
policies and make recommendations as to the manner in which a
portion of such cost savings may be reinvested in community-based
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parole officers in order to maintain that reduction in projected prison
population. Beginning with the report to be submitted and the
presentation to be made not later than February 15, 2008, the division
shall include an assessment of the status of the development and
implementation of the reentry strategy under section 18-81w]
containing data analysis of state criminal justice system trends,
including, if available, the number of reported crimes and arrests, and
the size of the populations on probation, parole, special parole and in
prison. The Office of Policy and Management shall make such report
publicly available on the office's Internet web site.
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 18-87k of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2021):
(a) The Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission shall: (1)
Develop and recommend policies for preventing prison and jail
overcrowding; (2) examine the impact of statutory provisions and
current administrative policies on prison and jail overcrowding and
recommend legislation to the Governor and the General Assembly; (3)
research and gather relevant statistical data and other information
concerning the impact of efforts to prevent prison and jail overcrowding
and make such information available to criminal justice agencies and
members of the General Assembly; (4) advise the undersecretary of the
Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division on policies and
procedures to promote more effective and cohesive state criminal justice
and juvenile justice systems and to develop and implement the offender
reentry strategy as provided in section 18-81w; (5) monitor
developments throughout the state's criminal justice system; [and, not
later than February 15, 2009, and annually thereafter, report to the
Governor and the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the state's
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systems used by the criminal justice agencies and other system-wide
issues identified by the commission; (6) not later than February 15, 2009,
and annually thereafter, sponsor for all members of the criminal justice
community a full-day review of the criminal justice system in the state
including progress that has been made within the past year and
challenges to be met, which review shall be facilitated by the
undersecretary of the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division; (7)]
(6) identify specific needs for reentry services in geographic areas
throughout the state; [(8)] (7) identify institution-based and community-
based programs and services that effectively address offender needs
and reduce recidivism including, but not limited to, education and
training, employment preparation and job bank, transitional health care,
family support, substance abuse, domestic violence and sexual offender
programs and services; [(9) develop a guide to best practices in the
provision of reentry services; (10) develop and annually update a plan
to ensure the availability of reentry services, which plan may include
establishment of community reentry centers;] and [(11)] (8) assist the
undersecretary of the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division in
developing the recommendations included in the report and
presentation made by the division pursuant to section 4-68p, as
amended by this act.
Sec. 6. Section 51-296b of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
The Chief Public Defender shall, within available appropriations,
establish a pilot program to provide representation to persons at parole
revocation hearings. Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually
thereafter, the Chief Public Defender shall submit a report to the
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management on cases served as
part of such program during the prior calendar year. Such report shall
aggregate information, including, but not limited to, the number of
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preliminary hearings and final parole revocation hearings served by
such public defenders and the associated outcomes of such hearings.
The Office of Policy and Management shall make such report publicly
available on the office's Internet web site.
Sec. 7. Subsection (i) of section 54-1m of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2021):
(i) The Office of Policy and Management shall, within available
resources, review the prevalence and disposition of traffic stops and
complaints reported pursuant to this section. Not later than July 1, 2014,
and annually thereafter, the office shall report the results of any such
review, including any recommendations, to the Governor, the General
Assembly and any other entity deemed appropriate. The Office of Policy
and Management shall make such report publicly available on the
office's Internet web site.
Sec. 8. Section 54-125j of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Board of
Pardons and Paroles shall report to the [Secretary of the] Office of Policy
and Management and the office shall make available on [its] the office's
Internet web site the following information:
(1) Outcomes of preliminary hearings, including whether (A)
probable cause of a parole violation was found and that the alleged
violation was serious enough to warrant revocation of parole, (B)
probable cause of a parole violation was found, but the alleged violation
was not serious enough to warrant revocation, and (C) no probable
cause of a parole violation was found;
(2) The number of (A) individuals remanded to the custody of the
Department of Correction for criminal and technical violations, and (B) Substitute Senate Bill No. 889
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individuals held in custody beyond a preliminary hearing pending a
final parole revocation hearing;
(3) Outcomes of final parole revocation hearings, including whether
there was a recommendation to (A) reinstate parole, or (B) revoke
parole; and
(4) Case level data on demographics, including data on race, sex,
ethnicity and age.
Sec. 9. Sections 4-68q, 4-68t, 4-68x and 18-98f of the general statutes
are repealed. (Effective October 1, 2021)