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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 972
January Session, 2021
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E COST OF TELECOMMUN ICATIONS
SERVICES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of 1
Correction shall not use the provision of voice communication service 2
or any other communication service to persons who are in the custody 3
of the commissioner and confined in a correctional facility to supplant 4
in-person contact visits any such person may be eligible to receive. 5
(b) On and after October 1, 2022, the commissioner shall provide 6
voice communication service to persons who are in the custody of the 7
commissioner and confined in a correctional facility. The commissioner 8
may supplement such voice communication service with any other 9
communication service, including, but not limited to, video 10
communication and electronic mail services. Any such communication 11
service shall be provided free of charge to such persons and any 12
communication, whether initiated or received through any such service, 13
shall be free of charge to the person initiating or receiving the 14
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(c) On and after October 1, 2022, the state shall not receive revenue 16
for the provision of any communication service to any person in the 17
custody of the commissioner and confined in a correctional facility. 18
Sec. 2. Sections 18-81x and 54-105a of the general statutes are 19
repealed. (Effective October 1, 2022) 20
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To provide cost-free telecommunications for incarcerated persons.
[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.]