Signed by Governor Ned Lamont

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the State Department of Corrections document probable cause that an incarcerated individual is concealing contraband prior to a body search.

Highlights:

• Requires that the Commissioner of Correction or the commissioner’s designee shall notify each victim of any crime when a person who is incarcerated transfers from one correctional facility to another correctional facility, if the victim has provided the Commissioner of Correction with a valid residential address or electronic mail address (Sec. 1).

• Requires that on or before February 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Correction must submit a report considering body scanning machines and specifies that the report must include the following, including, but not limited to (Sec. 2):

• The status of obtaining body scanning machines;

• The estimated costs of installation and use of body scanning equipment;

• Recommendations on the amount of body scanning machines; 

• Information regarding the health effects of using the body scanners caused by radiation exposure; and

• The effects and benefits of implementing body scanners specifically in relation to bringing contraband into correctional institutions. 

• Requires that on or before February 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Correction must issue a request for proposal for obtaining a body scanning device (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that body scanning devices shall be used for the following purposes (Sec. 2):

• Allow correctional facility to easily find contraband; and

• Reduce the number of strip searches conducted to find contraband.

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