There is established a state Department of Correction which shall consist of all correctional institutions under its jurisdiction, the regional community services facilities and the community correctional centers.

(1967, P.A. 152, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 297; P.A. 77-614, S. 269, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 86-186, S. 15; P.A. 87-282, S. 12; P.A. 92-108; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11, S. 59, 70; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 113, 130; P.A. 01-20, S. 2; P.A. 03-106, S. 1.)

History: 1969 act replaced jails with community correctional centers; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 deleted reference to department as “single budgeted agency”, removed council of correction as part of department and included Connecticut Correctional Institution, Enfield in department, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 86-186 changed the name of the Connecticut Correctional Institution, Enfield to the Connecticut Correctional Institution, Enfield-Medium, added the Connecticut Correctional Institution, Enfield-Minimum and the Connecticut Correctional Center, Cheshire and changed the name of the Connecticut Correctional Institution, Cheshire to the John R. Manson Youth Institution, Cheshire; P.A. 87-282 changed the name of the Connecticut Correctional Institution, Enfield-Minimum to the Carl Robinson Correctional Institution, Enfield; P.A. 92-108 added the Daniel Webster Correctional Institution, Cheshire, the William Willard Correctional Institution, Enfield, the Hartell DWI Correctional Institution, Windsor Locks, the J. Bernard Gates Correctional Institution, Niantic, the Western Substance Abuse Treatment Correctional Institution, Newtown, and the regional community services facilities, as part of the department; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11 added “Noah” before “Daniel Webster”; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 removed board of parole as agency within the department, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 01-20 substantially revised the list of correctional institutions, correctional centers, units and offices that comprise the department; P.A. 03-106 replaced provisions specifying name and location of each correctional institution, correctional center and reception and special management unit and providing that department consists of those institutions and the community enforcement offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Norwich and Waterbury with provision that department consists of “all correctional institutions under its jurisdiction, the regional community services facilities and the community correctional centers”.

Cited. 158 C. 439; 171 C. 691.