The warden of the York Correctional Institution, subject to the same conditions as provided in section 18-69, shall establish regulations in cooperation with the Department of Children and Families for the placing of children born to women who are being detained at the York Correctional Institution, awaiting disposition of pending charges, or have been committed to the Commissioner of Correction for a term of one year or less, in order that an infant may be placed directly from the facility where such infant was delivered.
(1971, P.A. 398, S. 2; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 82-43, S. 7; P.A. 87-282, S. 11; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 15-14, S. 34.)
History: P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare department with department of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced social services department with department of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 82-43 replaced “child welfare services” of human resources department with department of children and youth services; P.A. 87-282 substituted “warden” for “superintendent”; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 15-14 made technical changes.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction
Chapter 323 - York Correctional Institution
Section 18-65. (Formerly Sec. 17-360). - Persons confined in institution.
Section 18-65a. - Confinement of young and teenage women.
Section 18-66. - Penalty for escape.
Section 18-67. - Detention and return of escaped inmate.
Section 18-68. - Transfers within institution's limits.
Section 18-69. - Placement of children born to inmates of institution.
Section 18-69a. - Placement of children born to detained women.
Section 18-69b. - Rehabilitative programs for incarcerated women.