Connecticut General Statutes Title 18. Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction § 18-81oo. Communication services in correctional facilities

(b)(1) On and after July 1, 2022, the commissioner shall provide voice communication service to persons who are in the custody of the commissioner and confined in a correctional facility. The commissioner may supplement such voice communication service with any other communication service, including, but not limited to, video communication and electronic mail services. Any such communication service shall be provided free of charge to such persons and any communication, whether initiated or received through any such service, shall be free of charge to the person initiating or receiving the communication.

(2) Each person in the custody of the commissioner and confined in a correctional facility shall be eligible to use the voice communication service described in subdivision (1) of this subsection for at least ninety minutes on each day of such person's confinement, provided the provisions of this subdivision shall not be interpreted to interfere with the standard operations of the facility in which such person is confined.