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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 18-86 (2026)

Transfers between institutions of department

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The commissioner may transfer any inmate of any of the institutions or facilities of the department to any other such institution or facility, irrespective of the institution to which the inmate was originally committed or the length of his sentence, when it appears to the commissioner that the best interests of the inmate or the other inmates will be served by such action.

(1967, P.A. 152, S. 14.)

Transfer of inmate from state prison at Wethersfield to new prison at Somers and Enfield legitimized by former Sec. 18-1; convict sentenced to one penal institution can be transferred or taken to another with statutory or judicial authority. 156 C. 339. Cited. 195 C. 303; 196 C. 309.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1974–2023 · leading case: Johnson v. Manson, 493 A.2d 846 (Conn. 1985).
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Johnson v. Manson, 493 A.2d 846 (Conn. 1985). · cites it 5× “” The trial court’s decision does not refer at all to General Statutes § 18-86 which is entitled “Transfers between institutions of department fof correction]” and which provides: “The commissioner may transfer any inmate of any of the institutions or facilities of the…”
Wiseman v. Armstrong, 850 A.2d 114 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 2× “, General Statutes § 17a-515 (“if the court revokes the order of commitment, the person shall be returned to any institution administered by the [department of [c]orrection as the [c]ommissioner of [cjorrection shall designate” [emphasis added]); General Statutes § 18-86 (“[t]he…”
Parks v. Blanchette, 144 F. Supp. 3d 282 (D. Conn. 2015). · cites it 2× “Conn. Gen. Stat. § 18-86 (“The commissioner may transfer any inmate of any of the institutions or facilities of the department to any other such institution or facility.”
Hammond v. Comm'r of Corr., 792 A.2d 774 (Conn. 2002). “Justice Shea identified several other circumstances in which pretrial detainees who could not satisfy the strict language of § 18-98 nevertheless were entitled to credit thereunder: “Prisoners who are transferred by the commissioner pursuant to [General Statutes] § 18-86 from a…”
McAuliffe v. Carlson, 377 F. Supp. 896 (D. Conn. 1974). · cites it 3× “” Conn.Gen.Stat. § 18-86. Pursuant to § 18-86, a misdemeanant or a felon, initially incarcerated at a Community Correctional Center under a sentence of one year or less, 8 would be transferred to CCI, Somers, if his background or the nature of his offense required rehabilitative…”
Ziemba v. Thomas, 390 F. Supp. 2d 136 (D. Conn. 2005). · cites it 2× “1979) (Connecticut law provided no basis for inmate’s contention that he had a right or justifiable expectation that he would not be transferred absent misbehavior or some other specified event).”
Jones v. Manson, 393 F. Supp. 1016 (D. Conn. 1975). · cites it 2× “This is clearly supported by Conn.Gen.Stat.Ann. § 18-86 (Supp.1975) which provides: “The commissioner may transfer any inmate of any of the institutions or facilities of the department to any other such institution or facility, irrespective of the institution to which the inmate…”
Walsh v. Coleman (D. Conn. 2020). · cites it 2× “”) (citing Conn. Gen. Stat. § 18-86 ). Moreover, to the extent Walsh would base his due process claim on his allegations that the defendants told him there would be a review of his mental health before the end of his temporary single-cell status but failed to do so, he has no…”
Breton v. Lamont (D. Conn. 2021). · cites it 2× “26, 2018) (citing Conn. Gen. Stat. § 18-86 ). Double-celling inmates does not generally rise to the level of a constitutional violation.”
Sherman v. Doe (D. Conn. 2023). “§ 18-86 (“The commissioner may transfer any inmate of any of the institutions or facilities of the department to any other such institution or facility.”
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