Sec. 54-131b. Eligibility for medical parole. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 54-131b. Eligibility for medical parole. The Board of Pardons and Paroles may release on medical parole any inmate serving any sentence of imprisonment, except an inmate convicted of a capital felony as defined in section 53a-54b, who has been diagnosed pursuant to section 54-131c as suffering from a terminal condition, disease or syndrome, and is so debilitated or incapacitated by such condition, disease or syndrome as to be physically incapable of presenting a danger to society. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, the Board of Pardons and Paroles may release such inmate at any time during the term of his sentence.

      (P.A. 89-383, S. 7, 16; P.A. 04-234, S. 2.)

      History: P.A. 04-234 replaced Board of Parole with Board of Pardons and Paroles, effective July 1, 2004.