OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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sSB-1309
AN ACT CONCERNING FINES FOR CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY
ACTIONS IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND THE DEPOSIT OF
SUCH FINES INTO A FUND FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PERSONS
WHO ARE INCARCERATED.
Primary Analyst: RP 4/28/25
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Correction, Dept. CGWF - Potential
Revenue Gain
Up to
100,000
Up to
100,000
Note: CGWF=Correctional General Welfare Fund (Non-appropriated)
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which allows correctional facility wardens to impose $15 to
$50 fines on an incarcerated person as part of the discipline for certain
actions committed while incarcerated, results in a potential revenue
gain to the Correctional General Welfare Fund
1
within the Department
of Correction beginning in FY 26, to the extent that incidents occur and
fines are imposed. It is estimated that about 2,000 qualifying actions
occur each year.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of qualifying incidents.
1
Funds in the Correctional General Welfare Fund are used for the benefit of inmates
by purchasing goods and services that exceed those required for the basic care and
custody of inmates.