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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 18-10b (2026)

Placement of inmate convicted of capital felony or murder with special circumstances. Reclassification. Annual review and report

✓ current as of May 2026
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(a) The Commissioner of Correction shall place an inmate on special circumstances high security status and house the inmate in administrative segregation until a reclassification process is completed under subsection (b) of this section, if (1) the inmate is convicted of the class A felony of murder with special circumstances committed on or after April 25, 2012, under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect on or after April 25, 2012, and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment without the possibility of release, or (2) the inmate is in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction for a capital felony committed prior to April 25, 2012, under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, for which a sentence of death is imposed in accordance with section 53a-46a and such inmate's sentence is (A) reduced to a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of release by a court of competent jurisdiction, or (B) commuted to a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of release.

(b) The commissioner shall establish a reclassification process for the purposes of this section. The reclassification process shall include an assessment of the risk an inmate described in subsection (a) of this section poses to staff and other inmates, and an assessment of whether such risk requires the inmate's placement in administrative segregation or protective custody. If the commissioner places such inmate in administrative segregation pursuant to such assessment, the commissioner shall require the inmate to complete the administrative segregation program operated by the commissioner.

(c) (1) The commissioner shall place such inmate in a housing unit for the maximum security population if, after completion of such reclassification process, the commissioner determines such placement is appropriate, provided the commissioner (A) maintains the inmate on special circumstances high security status, (B) houses the inmate separate from inmates who are not on special circumstances high security status, and (C) imposes conditions of confinement on such inmate which shall include, but not be limited to, conditions that require (i) that the inmate's movements be escorted or monitored, (ii) movement of the inmate to a new cell at least every ninety days, (iii) at least two searches of the inmate's cell each week, (iv) that no contact be permitted during the inmate's social visits, (v) that the inmate be assigned to work assignments that are within the assigned housing unit, and (vi) that the inmate be allowed no more than two hours of recreational activity per day.

(2) The commissioner shall conduct an annual review of such inmate's conditions of confinement within such housing unit and the commissioner may, for compelling correctional management or safety reasons, modify any condition of confinement, subject to the requirements of subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(d) Not later than January 2, 2013, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report to the General Assembly, in accordance with section 11-4a, regarding the number of inmates in such classification as of December first of the year prior to the year in which the report is due, the location of each such inmate, and the specific conditions of confinement imposed on each such inmate pursuant to this section.

(P.A. 12-5, S. 37.)

History: P.A. 12-5 effective April 25, 2012.

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Secs. 18-11 and 18-12. Prisoners: Transfer to the Connecticut Reformatory; compensation. Sections 18-11 and 18-12 are repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 3006, 3007; 1953, June, 1955, S. 1683d; 1961, P.A. 44; 1967, P.A. 152, S. 32.)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2018–2024 · leading case: State v. Campbell, 180 A.3d 882 (Conn. 2018).
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State v. Campbell, 180 A.3d 882 (Conn. 2018). · cites it 11× “He contends that, unless he prevails on at least one of his penalty phase challenges, if this court affirms his conviction and remands the case to the trial court for resentencing, General Statutes § 18-10b, which governs the placement of those convicted of capital felony or…”
State v. Komisarjevsky, 338 Conn. 526 (Conn. 2021). · cites it 13× “2 General Statutes § 18-10b provides in relevant part: ‘‘(a) The Commis- sioner of Correction shall place an inmate on special circumstances high security status and house the inmate in administrative segregation until a reclassification process is completed under subsection (b)…”
Reynolds v. Arnone (D. Conn. 2019). · cites it 48× “117-18 at 5 (“In this petition [Reynolds] does not challenge the constitutionality of C.G.S. § 18-10b or the constitutionality of the conditions mandated by C.”
State v. Roszkowski, 188 A.3d 139 (Conn. 2018). · cites it 3× “, General Statutes § 18-10b (a) (directing Commissioner of Correction to place inmates initially sentenced to death for a capital felony committed prior to April 25, 2012, "on special circumstances high security status" and to "house [them] in administrative segregation" pending…”
Ashby v. Quiros (D. Conn. 2020). · cites it 10× “Ashby alleges that the minimum conditions set forth in Section 18-10b require solitary confinement and extreme isolation, elements that were not included as part of the statutory penalty for capital felony murder when he committed it.”
Reynolds v. Quiros (D. Conn. 2024). · cites it 7× “After that resentencing, Reynolds was classified as a Special Circumstances inmate pursuant to Connecticut General Statute Section 18-10b (“Section 18-10b”). Conn. Gen.”
Campbell v. Maldanado (D. Conn. 2020). · cites it 6× “In Reynolds, I held that section 18-10b satisfied all three tests of punishment.”
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Ashby v. Quiros (D. Conn. 2020). “Ashby alleges that the minimum conditions set forth in Section 18-10b require solitary confinement and extreme isolation, elements that were not included as part of the statutory penalty for capital felony murder when he committed it.”
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