Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction
85a - Assessed Cost of Incarceration
Section 18-85a-3 - Inmate responsibility for cost of services and programs
Current through September 9, 2024
On or after October 1, 1997, inmates shall be charged for and shall be responsible to pay costs involved in their use of various services and programs. No inmate shall be denied medical care based on an inability to pay. All sums collected from an inmate in connection with such use shall be deducted from the inmate's assessed cost of incarceration. The inmate's responsibility to pay for the use of services and programs shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Programs
(1) Elective education programs, $3.00 per course.
(2) Vocational-education programs, $3.00 per course.
Health Services
Laboratory Testing Fees - Laboratory tests taken to detect illegal use of drugs where results are positive - actual cost of confirmation test.