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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 18-100c (2026)

Release of prisoners with definite sentences of two years or less to halfway house, group home, mental health facility or other approved community correction program

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A person convicted of a crime who is incarcerated on or after July 1, 1993, who received a definite sentence of two years or less, and who has been confined under such sentence for not less than one-half of the sentence imposed by the court, less such time as may have been earned under the provisions of section 18-7, 18-7a, 18-98a, 18-98b or 18-98d or less any risk reduction credit earned under the provisions of section 18-98e, may be released pursuant to subsection (e) of section 18-100 or to any other community correction program approved by the Commissioner of Correction.

(P.A. 90-261, S. 4; P.A. 93-219, S. 1, 14; P.A. 11-51, S. 23.)

History: P.A. 93-219 expanded release eligibility to include prisoners who received a definite sentence of two years or less, rather than one year or less, and added references to Secs. 18-7a, 18-98a, 18-98b and 18-98d, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 11-51 provided for deduction from sentence of any risk reduction credit earned under Sec. 18-98e, effective July 1, 2011.

See Sec. 54-125a re release on parole of inmates with sentences of more than two years.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Velez v. Comm'r of Corr., 738 A.2d 604 (Conn. 1999).
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Velez v. Comm'r of Corr., 738 A.2d 604 (Conn. 1999). · cites it 16× “General Statutes § 18-100c provides: “A person convicted of a crime who is incarcerated on or after July 1, 1993, who received a definite sentence of two years or less, and who has been confined under such sentence for not less than one-half of the sentence imposed by the court,…”
Tyson v. Comm'r of Corr., 808 A.2d 653 (Conn. 2002). · cites it 2× “93-219 [which is now codified at General Statutes § 54-124c] transferred from the department [of correction (department)] to an independent board of parole [(board)] the supervision of all persons released from the custody of the department, other than those granted community…”
State v. Pickel, 995 A.2d 125 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “1 See General Statutes § 18-100c. 2 Whether the defendant was absolutely or conditionally ordered out of the residence by his mother or stepfather was a disputed issue at trial.”
State v. Adam H., 735 A.2d 839 (Conn. App. Ct. 1999). · cites it 2× “, General Statutes §§ 18-100c. 53a-28, 53a-35, 53a-35a.”
Pennyman (D. Conn. 2026). “§ 18-100c. Similarly, most inmates “who received a definite sentence or total effective sentence of more than two years, and who ha[ve] been confined under such sentence or sentences for not less than one-half of the total effective sentence .”
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