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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 889
January Session, 2021
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY AND
PLANNING DIVISION AND THE PUBLICATION OF REPOR TS 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 Section 4-68m of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 2
(a) There is established a Criminal Justice Policy and Planning 3
Division within the Office of Policy and Management. The division shall 4
be under the direction of an undersecretary. 5
(b) The division shall [develop a plan to] promote a more effective 6
and cohesive state criminal justice system [and, to accomplish such plan, 7
shall] by: 8
(1) [Conduct] Conducting an in-depth analysis of the criminal justice 9
system; 10
(2) [Determine] Determining the long-range needs of the criminal 11
justice system and [recommend] recommending policy priorities for the 12 Raised Bill No. 889
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system; 13
(3) [Identify] Identifying critical problems in the criminal justice 14
system and [recommend] recommending strategies to solve those 15
problems; 16
(4) [Assess] Assessing the cost-effectiveness of the use of state and 17
local funds in the criminal justice system; 18
(5) [Recommend] Recommending means to improve the deterrent 19
and rehabilitative capabilities of the criminal justice system; 20
(6) [Advise and assist] Advising and assisting the General Assembly 21
in developing plans, programs and proposed legislation for improving 22
the effectiveness of the criminal justice system; 23
(7) [Make] Making computations of daily costs and [compare] 24
comparing interagency costs on services provided by agencies that are 25
a part of the criminal justice system; 26
(8) [Review] Reviewing the program inventories and cost-benefit 27
analyses submitted pursuant to section 4-68s and [consider] considering 28
incorporating such inventories and analyses in its budget 29
recommendations to the General Assembly; 30
(9) [Make] Making population computations for use in planning for 31
the long-range needs of the criminal justice system; 32
(10) [Determine] Determining long-range information needs of the 33
criminal justice system and [acquire] acquiring that information; 34
(11) [Cooperate] Cooperating with the Office of the Victim Advocate 35
by providing information and assistance to the office relating to the 36
improvement of crime victims' services; 37
(12) [Serve] Serving as the liaison for the state to the United States 38
Department of Justice on criminal justice issues of interest to the state 39
and federal government relating to data, information systems and 40 Raised Bill No. 889
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research; 41
(13) [Measure] Measuring the success of community-based services 42
and programs in reducing recidivism; 43
(14) [Develop and implement] Developing and implementing a 44
comprehensive reentry strategy as provided in section 18-81w; and 45
(15) [Engage] Engaging in other activities consistent with the 46
responsibilities of the division. 47
(c) In addition to the division's other duties under this section, the 48
division may perform any function described in subsection (b) of this 49
section to promote an effective and cohesive juvenile justice system. 50
(d) In the performance of its duties under this section, the division 51
shall collaborate with the Department of Correction, the Board of 52
Pardons and Paroles, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction 53
Services and the Department of Emergency Services and Public 54
Protection and consult with the Chief Court Administrator, the 55
executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial 56
Branch, the Chief State's Attorney and the Chief Public Defender. 57
(e) (1) At the request of the division, the Department of Correction, 58
the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Department of Mental Health and 59
Addiction Services, the Department of Emergency Services and Public 60
Protection, the Chief Court Administrator, the executive director of the 61
Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch, the Chief State's 62
Attorney and the Chief Public Defender shall provide the division with 63
information and data needed by the division to perform its duties under 64
subsection (b) of this section. 65
(2) The division shall have access to individualized records 66
maintained by the Judicial Branch and the agencies specified in 67
subdivision (1) of this subsection as needed for research purposes. The 68
division, in collaboration with the Judicial Branch and the agencies 69
specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection, shall develop protocols to 70 Raised Bill No. 889
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protect the privacy of such individualized records consistent with state 71
and federal law. The division shall use such individualized records for 72
statistical analyses only and shall not use such records in any other 73
manner that would disclose the identity of individuals to whom the 74
records pertain. 75
(3) Any information or data provided to the division pursuant to this 76
subsection that is confidential in accordance with state or federal law 77
shall remain confidential while in the custody of the division and shall 78
not be disclosed. 79
[(f) Not later than January 15, 2007, the division shall submit the plan 80
developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to the Governor 81
and, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 82
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 83
matters relating to criminal justice, public safety and appropriations and 84
the budgets of state agencies. Not later than February 15, 2009, and 85
biennially thereafter, the division shall update such plan and submit 86
such updated plan to the Governor and said legislative committees.] 87
(f) The Office of Policy and Management shall make any report or 88
presentation by the division publicly available on the office's Internet 89
web site, including those required pursuant to sections 4-68n, as 90
amended by this act, 4-68o, as amended by this act, and 4-68p, as 91
amended by this act. 92
Sec. 2. Section 4-68n of the general statutes is repealed and the 93
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 94
The Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office 95
of Policy and Management shall development population projections 96
for the correctional system for planning purposes and issue a report on 97
such projections not later than February fifteenth of each year. The 98
Office of Policy and Management shall make such report publicly 99
available on the office's Internet web site. 100
Sec. 3. Section 4-68o of the general statutes is repealed and the 101 Raised Bill No. 889
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following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 102
(a) The Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the 103
Office of Policy and Management shall develop a reporting system that 104
is able to track trends and outcomes related to policies designed to 105
reduce prison overcrowding, improve rehabilitation efforts and 106
enhance reentry strategies for offenders released from prison. 107
(b) The reporting system shall, at a minimum, track on a monthly 108
basis: (1) The number of admissions to prison (A) directly from courts, 109
(B) on account of parole revocation, and (C) on account of probation 110
revocation, (2) the number of releases on parole and to other forms of 111
community supervision and facilities, (3) the rate of granting parole, (4) 112
the number of probation placements and placements to probation 113
facilities, (5) the prison population, and (6) the projected prison 114
population. 115
(c) The reporting system shall, at a minimum, track on an annual 116
basis: (1) Recidivism of offenders released from prison, (2) recidivism of 117
offenders on probation, [and] (3) recidivism of offenders participating 118
in programs designed to reduce prison overcrowding, improve 119
rehabilitation efforts and enhance reentry strategies for offenders 120
released from prison. The division shall measure recidivism in 121
accordance with a nationally-accepted methodology, and (4) recidivism 122
of offenders who received earned risk reduction credits pursuant to 123
section 18-98e. 124
[(d) The reporting system shall define outcomes for major programs 125
and annually report these outcomes and delineate strategies to measure 126
outcomes when information is not yet available to measure the 127
effectiveness of particular programs. 128
(e) The division shall publish the first monthly report not later than 129
November 1, 2006.] 130
(d)The division shall monthly report the reporting system's tracking 131
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The Office of Policy and 132 Raised Bill No. 889
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Management shall make such report publicly available on the office's 133
Internet web site. 134
[(f)] (e) The division shall publish [the first annual outcome report not 135
later than January 1, 2007, and shall publish] an annual outcome report 136
not later than February fifteenth of each year thereafter. The Office of 137
Policy and Management shall make such report publicly available on 138
the office's Internet web site. Such report may be included as part of the 139
report submitted under section 4-68p, as amended by this act. 140
Sec. 4. Section 4-68p of the general statutes is repealed and the 141
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 142
Not later than [February] October fifteenth of each year, the Criminal 143
Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office of Policy and 144
Management shall submit a report to the Governor and the joint 145
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 146
matters relating to the judiciary, in accordance with section 11-4a, [and 147
make a presentation to the joint standing committees of the General 148
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to criminal justice and 149
appropriations and the budgets of state agencies concerning its activities 150
and recommendations under section 4-68m and specifying the actions 151
necessary to promote an effective and cohesive criminal justice system. 152
The report shall estimate the amount of savings inuring to the benefit of 153
the state on account of the actual prison population being less than 154
projected prior to the adoption of prison overcrowding reduction 155
policies and make recommendations as to the manner in which a 156
portion of such cost savings may be reinvested in community-based 157
services and programs and community supervision by probation and 158
parole officers in order to maintain that reduction in projected prison 159
population. Beginning with the report to be submitted and the 160
presentation to be made not later than February 15, 2008, the division 161
shall include an assessment of the status of the development and 162
implementation of the reentry strategy under section 18-81w] 163
containing data analysis of state criminal justice system trends, 164
including, if available, the number of reported crimes and arrests, and 165 Raised Bill No. 889
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the size of the populations on probation, parole, special parole and in 166
prison. The Office of Policy and Management shall make such report 167
publicly available on the office's Internet web site. 168
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 18-87k of the general statutes is 169
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 170
1, 2021): 171
(a) The Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission shall: (1) 172
Develop and recommend policies for preventing prison and jail 173
overcrowding; (2) examine the impact of statutory provisions and 174
current administrative policies on prison and jail overcrowding and 175
recommend legislation to the Governor and the General Assembly; (3) 176
research and gather relevant statistical data and other information 177
concerning the impact of efforts to prevent prison and jail overcrowding 178
and make such information available to criminal justice agencies and 179
members of the General Assembly; (4) advise the undersecretary of the 180
Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division on policies and 181
procedures to promote more effective and cohesive state criminal justice 182
and juvenile justice systems and to develop and implement the offender 183
reentry strategy as provided in section 18-81w; (5) monitor 184
developments throughout the state's criminal justice system; [and, not 185
later than February 15, 2009, and annually thereafter, report to the 186
Governor and the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the state's 187
reentry strategy, outcomes achieved under the reentry strategy and the 188
level of integration and coordination of the information technology 189
systems used by the criminal justice agencies and other system-wide 190
issues identified by the commission; (6) not later than February 15, 2009, 191
and annually thereafter, sponsor for all members of the criminal justice 192
community a full-day review of the criminal justice system in the state 193
including progress that has been made within the past year and 194
challenges to be met, which review shall be facilitated by the 195
undersecretary of the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division; (7)] 196
(6) identify specific needs for reentry services in geographic areas 197
throughout the state; [(8)] (7) identify institution-based and community-198
based programs and services that effectively address offender needs 199 Raised Bill No. 889
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and reduce recidivism including, but not limited to, education and 200
training, employment preparation and job bank, transitional health care, 201
family support, substance abuse, domestic violence and sexual offender 202
programs and services; [(9) develop a guide to best practices in the 203
provision of reentry services; (10) develop and annually update a plan 204
to ensure the availability of reentry services, which plan may include 205
establishment of community reentry centers;] and [(11)] (8) assist the 206
undersecretary of the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division in 207
developing the recommendations included in the report and 208
presentation made by the division pursuant to section 4-68p, as 209
amended by this act. 210
Sec. 6. Section 51-296b of the general statutes is repealed and the 211
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 212
The Chief Public Defender shall, within available appropriations, 213
establish a pilot program to provide representation to persons at parole 214
revocation hearings. Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually 215
thereafter, the Chief Public Defender shall submit a report to the 216
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management on cases served as 217
part of such program during the prior calendar year. Such report shall 218
aggregate information, including, but not limited to, the number of 219
public defenders funded through the pilot program, the number of 220
preliminary hearings and final parole revocation hearings served by 221
such public defenders and the associated outcomes of such hearings. 222
The Office of Policy and Management shall make such report publicly 223
available on the office's Internet web site. 224
Sec. 7. Subsection (i) of section 54-1m of the general statutes is 225
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 226
1, 2021): 227
(i) The Office of Policy and Management shall, within available 228
resources, review the prevalence and disposition of traffic stops and 229
complaints reported pursuant to this section. Not later than July 1, 2014, 230
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review, including any recommendations, to the Governor, the General 232
Assembly and any other entity deemed appropriate. The Office of Policy 233
and Management shall make such report publicly available on the 234
office's Internet web site. 235
Sec. 8. Section 54-125j of the general statutes is repealed and the 236
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 237
Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Board of 238
Pardons and Paroles shall report to the [Secretary of the] Office of Policy 239
and Management and the office shall make available on [its] the office's 240
Internet web site the following information: 241
(1) Outcomes of preliminary hearings, including whether (A) 242
probable cause of a parole violation was found and that the alleged 243
violation was serious enough to warrant revocation of parole, (B) 244
probable cause of a parole violation was found, but the alleged violation 245
was not serious enough to warrant revocation, and (C) no probable 246
cause of a parole violation was found; 247
(2) The number of (A) individuals remanded to the custody of the 248
Department of Correction for criminal and technical violations, and (B) 249
individuals held in custody beyond a preliminary hearing pending a 250
final parole revocation hearing; 251
(3) Outcomes of final parole revocation hearings, including whether 252
there was a recommendation to (A) reinstate parole, or (B) revoke 253
parole; and 254
(4) Case level data on demographics, including data on race, sex, 255
ethnicity and age. 256
Sec. 9. Sections 4-68q, 4-68t, 4-68x and 18-98f of the general statutes are 257
repealed. (Effective October 1, 2021)258
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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Section 1 October 1, 2021 4-68m
Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 4-68n
Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 4-68o
Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 4-68p
Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 18-87k(a)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 51-296b
Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 54-1m(i)
Sec. 8 October 1, 2021 54-125j
Sec. 9 October 1, 202 Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To maximize the contributions of the Criminal Justice Policy and
Planning Division to criminal justice policy, research and grant
administration, and to repeal or amend outdated or obsolete statutes
that no longer accurately reflect priorities of criminal justice
stakeholders.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]