Connecticut General Statutes Title 46B. Family Law § 46b-133k. Policy re suicidal and self-harming behaviors and use of solitary confinement, prone restraints and chemical agents in juvenile detention centers and correctional facilities detaining juveniles. Reporting

(a) Not later than July 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Correction and the executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Department, in consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, shall develop a policy of best practices in juvenile detention centers and correctional facilities where persons ages seventeen years and under are detained. Such practices shall address:

(b) The policy of best practices developed under subsection (a) of this section shall provide developmentally healthy and appropriate activities and recreational opportunities for such detained persons and their family members during visitation periods that are designed to strengthen family bonds and minimize trauma of separation. Such visitations shall include contact visits, unless such visit creates a risk of a harm to any person.

(c) Not later than July 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Correction and the executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Department shall fully implement the policy of best practices developed under subsection (a) of this section in juvenile detention centers and correctional facilities where persons ages seventeen years and under are detained that are operated or overseen by said commissioner or executive director.

(d) The Commissioner of Correction and the executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Department shall report to the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee established under section 46b-121n annually, not later than January fifteenth for the previous calendar year on the following: