Sec. 18-81p. Review of substance abuse detoxification and treatment programs. Reintegration of drug-dependent inmates into community. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 18-81p. Review of substance abuse detoxification and treatment programs. Reintegration of drug-dependent inmates into community. The Commissioner of Correction, in consultation with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Judicial Department, shall review, evaluate and make recommendations concerning substance abuse detoxification and treatment programs for drug-dependent pretrial and sentenced inmates of correctional facilities and the reintegration of such inmates into the community. The commissioner shall examine various options for the detoxification and treatment of drug-dependent inmates including, but not limited to, methadone maintenance treatment and other therapies or treatments, and the reintegration of drug-dependent inmates into the community upon their release from incarceration, including the transfer of inmates to community-based methadone or other therapy or treatment programs. The commissioner shall report his findings and recommendations and submit a proposal for detoxification, treatment and reintegration programs including, if appropriate, the establishment of one or more pilot programs for methadone maintenance or other therapy or treatment for drug-dependent inmates to the General Assembly not later than February 1, 1998.

      (P.A. 97-248, S. 2, 12.)

      History: P.A. 97-248 effective July 1, 1997.