Data on Connecticut Prison Populations during COVID-19 Pandemic

The Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic and the Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic are currently working together to document populations of incarcerated people in Connecticut who are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 and who can be quickly released from custody through various legal and administrative mechanisms to preserve public health and protect their human rights.

Up to date as of 2020-09-15

WARNING: These numbers do not include people in ICE Custody, people in halfway houses or other forms of community release, or people in the custody of federal marshals or those being held in other states

Below find listed various statutes and the people who could be released under those statutes

Key:

18-100c: Commissioner may release a person with a sentence of two years or less to a community correction program. A person whose sentence is two years or less, and who has served at least half of their term

18-100f: People charged with certain offenses and held pretrial may be released to a residence approved by DOC, on DOC conditions. Arrested persons charged with a misdemeanor or a level D or E felony held pretrial

18-100h(a) People sentenced to imprisonment for certain motor vehicle offenses may be released to their residence. People imprisoned for violating 14-215, 14-227a(g), and 14-227m(c)(1) 

18-100h(b) People sentenced to imprisonment for violation of certain drug offense statutes may be released to their residence. People imprisoned for violating 21a-267 or 21a-279

53a-39(a) A sentence of 3 years or less may be modified by sentencing court. People with sentences of 3 years or fewer with no mandatory minima

53a-39(b) A sentence of more than 3 years may be modified if incarcerated person and state’s attorney agree to seek review of the sentence 

54-108e(c) Probation officers may evaluate people sentenced to 2 years or fewer on incarceration for a community release plan, and apply for sentence modification under § 53a-39

54-125g BOPP may parole a person with less than 6 months on their sentence

54-125a(e) BOPP may parole a person who has committed most offenses if they will not further violate the law and the benefits from release substantially outweigh the benefits of continued incarceration

Notes: By violations, we mean people whose controlling charge is listed as one of: 

  1. VIOLATION OF PROBATION OR COND DISCHG<\li> 
  2. SPECIAL PAROLE<\li> 
  3. VIOLATION OF CONDITIONS OF RELEASE<\li> 
  4. PURGE CIVIL COMMITMENT<\li> 
  5. PROBATION AND CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE<\li> <\ol>

Prisoner Type

Total Population

>= 45

>= 50

>= 55

>= 60

>= 65

>= 70

>= 75

All in custody

9470

2691

1802

1065

551

244

94

28

In for violations

1048

244

168

88

39

14

8

0

0 - 30 days to max sentence

289

120

95

70

50

29

17

6

0 - 90 days to max sentence

536

172

133

95

62

36

20

7

0 - 180 days to max sentence

902

273

202

133

81

45

23

10

0 - 365 days to max sentence

1486

405

301

184

106

52

27

13

0 - 730 days to max sentence

2680

699

489

292

155

69

33

15

0 - 1095 days to max sentence

3438

881

610

355

182

76

35

16

0 - 1460 days to max sentence

3967

1012

691

400

213

90

41

17

0 - 1825 days to max sentence

4335

1120

764

438

228

94

41

17

Parole eligible (estimated)

4949

1254

831

467

233

97

35

10

Not sentenced

3017

685

442

239

114

45

17

2

Bond 0 - 500

42

10

6

4

3

2

1

0

Bond 0 - 1000

74

15

9

4

3

2

1

0

Bond 0 - 2500

107

23

13

6

3

2

1

0

Bond 0 - 5000

211

52

33

21

10

4

1

0

Bond 0 - 10000

354

85

52

29

14

5

2

0

Bond 0 - 15000

417

108

71

37

20

6

2

0

Bond 0 - 20000

491

125

83

42

20

6

2

0

Bond 0 - 25000

656

172

116

60

29

8

3

0

Bond 0 - 50000

973

246

170

89

37

12

6

1

Bond 0 - 100000

1450

376

251

139

68

22

8

1

Women w Bond 0 - 500

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Women w Bond 0 - 1000

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Women w Bond 0 - 2500

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Women w Bond 0 - 5000

20

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

Women w Bond 0 - 10000

43

6

1

0

0

0

0

0

Women w Bond 0 - 15000

52

10

4

2

1

0

0

0

Women w Bond 0 - 20000

55

10

4

2

1

0

0

0

Women w Bond 0 - 25000

72

14

6

3

1

0

0

0

Women w Bond 0 - 50000

105

21

10

3

1

0

0

0

Women w Bond 0 - 100000

146

26

14

5

2

1

0

0

BRIDGEPORT CC

580

167

108

61

25

11

4

0

BROOKLYN CI

316

100

67

37

18

9

6

1

CHESHIRE CI

1080

340

217

128

64

30

11

2

CORRIGAN-RADGOWSKI (CORRIGAN BUILDING)

625

149

98

54

20

13

6

1

CORRIGAN-RADGOWSKI (RADGOWSKI BUILDING)

237

35

18

7

3

1

0

0

GARNER

506

156

104

60

35

16

4

2

HARTFORD CC

726

172

116

63

35

13

5

0

HOSPITAL

8

5

4

3

0

0

0

0

MACDOUGALL-WALKER (MACDOUGALL BUILDING)

1362

510

350

229

127

68

22

8

MACDOUGALL-WALKER (WALKER BUILDING)

393

89

55

25

8

4

1

0

MANSON YI

165

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NEW HAVEN CC

611

137

88

53

26

10

4

1

NORTHERN CI

94

13

7

4

1

1

1

0

OSBORN CI

973

401

303

198

113

45

22

10

PARC IMMIGRATION

28

11

10

7

7

1

1

1

ROBINSON CI

842

177

112

59

27

9

2

1

WILLARD-CYBULSKI CI

402

119

77

41

21

4

0

0

YORK CI

522

110

68

36

21

9

5

1

18-100c under 2 years over 50% served

597

129

89

42

19

3

0

0

18-100f pretrial mis or D

781

242

166

92

43

11

3

1

18-100h(a) motor vehicle

60

27

20

13

5

1

0

0

18-100h(b) drug para & poss

37

7

4

1

0

0

0

0

53a-39(a) sent mod <= 3 years

3089

725

466

239

112

35

9

1

53a-39(b) sent mod > 3 years

3439

1203

849

519

278

128

43

13

54-108e(c) probation < 2 years

3974

1313

921

552

290

130

43

13

54-125g probation < 6 months left

536

172

133

95

62

36

20

7

Parole eligible (estimated)

4949

1254

831

467

233

97

35

10