Published July 01. 2021 12:15AM
By SUSAN HAIGH
HARTFORD (AP) Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday vetoed a bill that limited when isolated confinement or seclusion is used in Connecticut prisons, saying he supports the bill s intent but wants to make sure inmates and staff are safe.
Instead, the Democrat directed the Department of Correction commissioner, in an executive order, to increase “out of cell time” for all incarcerated individuals, including those in “restrictive status.” He said that will happen “well before the effective dates of the bill,” which would have taken effect a year from now.
“I am not signing this legislation because, as written, it puts the safety of incarcerated persons and correction employees at substantial risk,” Lamont wrote in his veto message. He noted the bill puts “unreasonable and dangerous limits” on the use of restraints, among other measures, that could place people at risk.
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