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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 18-98 (2026)

Confinement where bail unobtainable: Presentence confinement credit prior to July 1, 1981

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Any person who has been denied bail or who has been unable to obtain bail and who is subsequently imprisoned for an offense committed prior to July 1, 1981, is entitled to commutation of his sentence by the number of days which he spent in a community correctional center from the time he was denied or was unable to obtain bail to the time he was so imprisoned. The Commissioner of Correction shall, if such person has conformed to the rules of the institution, credit such person with the number of days to which the supervising officer of the correctional center where such person was confined while awaiting trial certifies such person was confined between the denial of bail to him or his inability to obtain bail and his imprisonment.

(1967, P.A. 869; 1969, P.A. 735, S. 2; P.A. 80-442, S. 6, 28.)

History: 1969 act replaced “jail” and “deputy jailer” with community correctional center and its supervising officer and allowed credit be given if person has conformed to institution rules; P.A. 80-442 made provisions applicable for offenses committed before July 1, 1981.

Cited. 168 C. 389. Section applies only to any person “who has been denied bail or who has been unable to obtain bail and who is subsequently imprisoned”. 169 C. 247. “Jailtime” credit given only for time served by detainee prior to sentencing. Id., 540. Cited. 173 C. 312. Section does not entitle petitioner to credit on Connecticut sentence for time he was incarcerated in Florida awaiting extradition to Connecticut. 196 C. 309. Does not apply to time spent in confinement out of state awaiting extradition. Id., 572. Cited. 198 C. 542. Cannot be applied with Sec. 18-97 cumulatively to the same sentence. 201 C. 115. Cited. 202 C. 343; 215 C. 695; 217 C. 568.

Cited. 24 CA 612; 30 CA 190.

Cited. 41 CS 229.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1972–2024 · 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 64× “The issue presented in this habeas corpus proceeding is whether the petitioner, Samuel Lewis Johnson, must be credited under General Statutes § 18-98 1 for the 109 days he spent in a Florida jail while resisting extradition to Connecticut for trial on the charge of escape from…”
Hammond v. Comm'r of Corr., 792 A.2d 774 (Conn. 2002). · cites it 59× “The petitioners in Johnson and Taylor based their claims for presentence credit on General Statutes § 18-98, 5 which, though linguistically similar to § 18-98d; cf.”
Taylor v. Robinson, 494 A.2d 1195 (Conn. 1985). · cites it 23× “Taylor, instituted this habeas corpus proceeding against the respondent commissioner of correction, seeking credit under General Statutes § 18-98 1 for ninety-seven days which he spent confined in New York awaiting extradition to Connecticut.”
Sutton v. Lopes, 513 A.2d 139 (Conn. 1986). · cites it 9× “The sole issue on these combined appeals is whether convicted prisoners are entitled to receive *116 credit under both General Statutes § 18-97 and General Statutes § 18-98 for the same presentence jail time and thus obtain an effective sentence reduction of twice the number of…”
Houston v. Warden, 363 A.2d 121 (Conn. 1975). · cites it 8× “The defendant’s assignment of errors raises but one narrow issue on appeal which is whether on the stipulated facts the provisions of § 18-98 of the General Statutes entitle the plaintiff to credit against the July 10, 1973 sentence imposed by the Superior Court in Hartford…”
Mancinone v. Warden, 294 A.2d 564 (Conn. 1972). · cites it 11× “” The DiLoreto appeal concerns the interpretation of General Statutes § 18-98 as it read prior to October 1, 1969, 3 and § 18-97 as it read at the same time.”
Moscone v. Manson, 440 A.2d 848 (Conn. 1981). · cites it 4× “In the Model Sentencing and Corrections Act, different types of credits are independently codified in different subsections of § 3-502.”
State v. Hurdle, 350 Conn. 770 (Conn. 2024). · cites it 6× “to 1968) § 18-98, which gov- erned the application of presentence confinement credit before the enactment of § 18-98d in 1980 and required the commissioner to grant such credit.”
James v. Comm'r of Corr., 170 A.3d 662 (Conn. 2017). · cites it 5× “" General Statutes § 18-98 provides: "Any person who has been denied bail or who has been unable to obtain bail and who is subsequently imprisoned for an offense committed prior to July 1, 1981, is entitled to commutation of his sentence by the number of days which he spent in a…”
Holmquist v. Manson, 362 A.2d 971 (Conn. 1975). · cites it 6× “A similar legislative intent is expressly stated in § 18-98 to grant all inmates, who are denied bail or are unable to obtain bail, credit for "jail time" spent awaiting trial and sentencing.”
McCarthy v. Comm'r of Corr., 587 A.2d 116 (Conn. 1991). · cites it 4× “II The petitioner next claims that he is entitled to receive presentence credit under General Statutes § 18-98 16 for jail time spent at the Bridgeport correctional center from September 4,1980, to September 28, 1982.”
Payton v. Albert, 547 A.2d 1 (Conn. 1988). · cites it 3× “Section 18-98d differs from its predecessors in that it merged § 18-97, which dealt with the presentence confinement of those held under a mittimus, and § 18-98, which dealt with the presentence confinement of those unable to obtain bail.”
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