2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 18-101a. Furloughs.
Sec. 18-101a. Furloughs. The Commissioner of Correction at the commissioner's
discretion may extend the limits of the place of confinement of an inmate as to whom
there is reasonable belief he or she will honor his or her trust, by authorizing the inmate
under prescribed conditions to visit a specifically designated place or places, within or
without the state, for periods not exceeding thirty days and return to the same or another
institution or facility. Such periods may be renewed at the discretion of the commissioner. Such furlough may be granted only to permit a visit to a dying relative, attendance
at the funeral of a relative, the obtaining of medical services not otherwise available,
the contacting of prospective employers, or for any compelling reason consistent with
rehabilitation. Any inmate who fails to return from furlough as provided in the furlough
agreement shall be guilty of the crime of escape in the first degree.
History: P.A. 73-639 made failure to return from furlough the crime of escape in the first degree; P.A. 74-87 allowed furloughs "within or without the state" and deleted penalty provision, i.e. the furlough violator is subject to penalty provided in Sec. 53a-169; P.A. 04-234 increased the maximum period of a furlough from fifteen days to thirty days, replaced "a prisoner" with "an inmate" and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective June 8, 2004.
Cited. 184 C. 222, 224.
Furlough extends limit of confinement; equating failure to return from furlough with escape is not violation of constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. 36 CS 71, 73.
