The Connecticut Sentencing Commission (CSC) was established as a permanent sentencing commission under Public Act 10-129 to review on an ongoing basis criminal justice and sentencing policies and laws of this state. The Connecticut Sentencing Commission is chaired by the Honorable Joseph M. Shortall, Judicial Branch, joseph.shortall@jud.ct.gov  (860) 515-5246; vice chaired by the OPM Under Secretary  Mike Lawlor, Executive Branch, mike.lawlor@ct.gov (860) 418-6394; and Andrew J. Clark, Acting Executive Director, Central Connecticut State University, clarkanj@mail.ccsu.edu (860) 832-1871.    Commission Members   Committee Assignments  Working Groups Meeting Dates and Information Resources and Related Links Contact Information Meeting  Dates and Information - 2011 Archived

 

2013 Legislative Proposals

*** NEW *** LINK:  More information on CSC Proposals for the 2013 Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) legislative session LINK: Public Hearing Testimony - November 29, 2012

 

 

Annual Reports and Publications

Sentencing Commission’s 2012 Annual Report  Sentencing Commission’s 2011 Annual Report

 

Meeting  Dates and Information
NEXT Meeting	NEXT Full Commission Meeting -- Thursday, June 20, 2013 Connecticut Sentencing Commission    Agenda (TBD) Time: 2:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. Location: TBD
Unless otherwise specified, meetings are held at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in New Britain, Campus Map  *** Directions ***
Meeting Schedule	Full Commission Meetings  June 20, 2013, 2-5 p.m.* September 19, 2013, 2-5 p.m.* Commission Public Hearing: November 21, 2013, 10 a.m.* December 19, 2013, 2-5 p.m.*   *Location: TBD
Apr 29, 2013	CSC Recidivism Reduction Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Department of Correction, 24 Wolcott Hill Road, Cafe 24 Conference Room (lower level at the DOC Headquarters), Wethersfield
Apr 25, 2013	CSC Sentencing Structure, Policy and Practices Committee Meeting 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Echlin 102 Conference Room, Quinnipiac University, 275 Mount Carmel Avenue, Hamden Directions: Quinnipiac Campus Map
Apr 18, 2013	CSC Research, Measurement, Evaluation Committee Meeting  2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CSSD, 1155 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield
Apr 01, 2013	CSC Recidivism Reduction Committee  Meeting -  Agenda   /   DRAFT Minutes 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Department of Correction, 24 Wolcott Hill Road, Cafe 24 Conference Room (lower level at the DOC Headquarters), Wethersfield
Mar 21, 2013	Full Commission Meeting Meeting -   Agenda    /   DRAFT Minutes 12/20/2012   Recidivism Reduction Committee Recommendations 12/12/2012 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Room 1C, Legislative Office Building, Hartford Directions to the Legislative Office Building are available at: http://www.cga.ct.gov/cop/parking.htm
Jan 17, 2013	CSC  Research, Measurement, Evaluation Committee Meeting -  Agenda  2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), Student Center, Room TBA, New Britain  Directions to CCSU Student Center Parking Lot
Dec 20, 2012	Full Commission Meeting Meeting -   Agenda    /    DRAFT Minutes 9/20/2012 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Room 1A, Legislative Office Building, Hartford Directions to the Legislative Office Building are available at: http://www.cga.ct.gov/cop/parking.htm
Dec 13, 2012	CSC  Research, Measurement, Evaluation Committee Meeting -  Agenda  2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Faculty Commons, Quinnipiac Law School, 275 Mt. Carmel Ave, Hamden  Directions to Quinnipiac Law School NOTE: Once you are on Mount Carmel Avenue, look for the Hardwood Gate visitor’s parking lot (to the right after the stop sign).  Park in that lot.  The Law School parallels the parking lot.  Walk down the wide brick walkway (lined with streetlamps) until you see the pond.  Take a left at the pond (the pond will now be on your right) and walk through the two large wooden doors at the end of the walkway.  Walk through those doors into the Law School building. Once inside, go upstairs and turn right.  Faculty Commons will be straight ahead towards the back of the building (it is a room with windows around it).
Dec 12, 2012	CSC Recidivism Reduction Committee  Meeting -  Agenda   /   DRAFT Minutes 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Department of Correction, 24 Wolcott Hill Road, Cafe 24 Conference Room, Wethersfield
Dec 11, 2012	CSC Legislative Committee Meeting -  Agenda     2:00 p.m., Legislative Office Building (300 Capital Avenue), Room 2A, Hartford Directions to Legislative Office Building
Nov 29, 2012	Public Hearing on 2013 Legislative Proposals Public Hearing -  Agenda LINK: Public Hearing Testimony - November 29, 2012 12:00 p.m., Legislative Office Building (300 Capital Avenue), Room 2C, Hartford Directions to the Legislative Office Building
Nov 15, 2012	CSC  Research, Measurement, Evaluation Committee Meeting -  Agenda  2:30 pm, Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH), Finkelstein Room, Merritt Hall, Middletown  Directions to Merritt Hall
Nov 06, 2012	CSC Miller Working Group Meeting Meeting -  Agenda        1)   U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama        2)   Synopsis of Sentencing Commission Proposal on Miller v. Alabama        3)   People v. Caballero, 282 P.3d 291 (Cal. 2012)        4)   Sarah Russell, Linda Meyer, and David Norman’s Memo “Implementing                       Miller’s ‘Individualized’ Sentencing Requirement in Connecticut"   12:30 to 2:30 PM, Quinnipiac Law School, 275 Mt. Carmel Ave., Room LL222, Hamden  ( Room LL222 is located on the 1st floor behind the library) Directions:  http://www.quinnipiac.edu/about/visit-quinnipiac/directions-travel-information
Nov 05, 2012	CSC Sentencing Structure, Policy and Practices Committee Meeting -  Agenda 1:00 p.m., Bridgeport Superior Court, Courtroom 3A, 1061 Main Street, Bridgeport
Oct 31, 2012	CSC Steering Committee  Meeting -  Agenda 2:00 PM, CCSU Student Center, Blue and White Room, New Britain
Oct 25, 2012	CSC Legislative Committee Meeting -  Agenda     /   DRAFT Minutes 2:00 p.m., Legislative Office Building (300 Capital Avenue), Room 1C, Hartford
Oct 18, 2012	CSC  Research, Measurement, Evaluation Committee Meeting -  Agenda   /  DRAFT Minutes   2:30 pm, CSSD Conference Room, 936 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield
Oct 17, 2012	CSC Miller Working Group Meeting Meeting -  Agenda    /   DRAFT Minutes 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Legislative Office Building (300 Capital Avenue), Judiciary Conference Room, Hartford
Oct 15, 2012	CSC Recidivism Reduction Committee Meeting -  Agenda    /   Minutes 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Department of Correction, 24 Wolcott Hill Road, Cafe 24 Conference Room, Wethersfield
Oct 09, 2012	CSC Ad Hoc Working Group - Juvenile Sentence Modification Meeting -  Agenda    /   DRAFT Minutes 9:30 a.m., Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, 300 Corporate Place, Rocky Hill
Oct 03, 2012	CSC Ad Hoc Working Group - Juvenile Sentence Modification Meeting -  Agenda   /   DRAFT Minutes  2:30 p.m., 1849 Room, CCSU Student Center, New Britain
Sept 20, 2012	Full Commission Meeting   Agenda    /   DRAFT Minutes   DRAFT Recidivism Reduction Strengthening Positive Social Relationships   Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) Benefits and Costs Tables 2:00 p.m., Legislative Office Building (300 Capital Avenue), Hearing Room 2A, Hartford
Sept 13, 2012	CSC  Research, Measurement, Evaluation Committee Meeting -  Agenda   /  DRAFT Minutes   2:00 p.m. – 4:00 pm
Sept 07, 2012	CSC Recidivism Reduction Committee Meeting -  Agenda   /  DRAFT Minutes 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Department of Correction, 24 Wolcott Hill Road, Cafe 24 Conference Room, Wethersfield
Sept 05, 2012	CSC Legislative C ommittee Meeting -  Agenda   /  Minutes 10:00 am, Legislative Office Building (300 Capital Avenue), Room 2B, Hartford
Aug 30, 2012	CSC Ad Hoc Working Group - Juvenile Sentence Modification    Meeting -  Agenda  /  DRAFT Minutes   10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. LOCATION CHANGE: CCSU, Vance Academic Center, Vance 106 Executive Conference Room   Directions to CCSU   Vance Room 106 Map   Academic Center Map
Aug 28, 2012	Classification Working Group Meeting -   Agenda    /  DRAFT Minutes   10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Legislative Office Building, OLR Conference Room, Hartford
Aug 02, 2012	CSC  Research, Measurement, Evaluation Committee Meeting -  Agenda   /  Minutes    2:00 pm, New Haven Superior Court, 235 Church St., New Haven, CT Lawyer’s Lounge, 7th floor
July 31, 2012	CSC Ad Hoc Working Group - Juvenile Sentence Modification    Meeting -  Agenda  /  DRAFT Minutes   2:30 p.m., Office of Chief State's Attorney, 300 Corporate Place, Rocky Hill
July 03, 2012	CSC Ad Hoc Working Group - Juvenile Sentence Modification    Meeting -  Agenda  /  DRAFT Minutes   10:00 a.m., Office of Chief State's Attorney, 300 Corporate Place, Rocky Hill
Jun 28, 2012	Full Commission Meeting   Agenda    /   DRAFT Minutes   DRAFT Consensus Decision Making Policy   Camara email to CT Sentencing Commission   Judiciary Committee Co-Chairs Letter to CT Sentencing Commission 2:00-4:00 p.m., Room 1D, Legislative Office Building, Hartford
Jun 12, 2012	CSC Steering Committee  Meeting -   Agenda   /   Minutes
May 22, 2012	Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs Meeting -  Agenda    /  DRAFT Minutes  2:30 PM, CCSU Student Center, Blue and White Room, New Britain
Apr 25, 2012	CSC  Research, Measurement, Evaluation Committee Meeting -  Agenda   /  DRAFT Minutes  /  CSSD's Assessments 9:00 am, CSSD conference room in Wethersfield, CT
Apr 24, 2012	CSC Sentencing Structure, Policy and Practices Committee Meeting -  Agenda   /  DRAFT Minutes 2:30 p.m., Bridgeport Superior Court, Courtroom 3C, 1061 Main Street, Bridgeport
Apr 05, 2012	CSC  Research, Measurement, Evaluation Committee Meeting -  Agenda   /  Minutes 3:00 pm, CCSU Student Center, Camp Room, New Britain, CT ** Parking available in Student Center Garage **  Campus Map **  Directions  **
Mar 14, 2012	Full Commission Meeting  Agenda   /  DRAFT Minutes 9:00-10:30 a.m., Room 1A, Legislative Office Building, Hartford
Mar 07, 2012	CSC Ad Hoc Working Group - Juvenile Sentence Modification Meeting  -  Agenda    /  Minutes 2:00 p.m., Board of Pardons and Paroles, 55 West Main Street, Waterbury ***  Directions to BOPP
Feb 29, 2012	CSC Ad Hoc Working Group - Juvenile Sentence Modification Meeting -  Agenda   /  Minutes 2:00 p.m., Board of Pardons and Paroles, 55 West Main Street, Waterbury ***  Directions to BOPP
Feb 22, 2012	CSC Ad Hoc Working Group - Juvenile Sentence Modification Meeting -  Agenda   /  Minutes 4:00 p.m., Legislative Office Building, Public Safety Conference Room
Feb 09, 2012	CSC Ad Hoc Working Group - Juvenile Sentence Modification Meeting -  Agenda   /  Minutes 4:00 PM, Office of Chief State's Attorney, 300 Corporate Place, Rocky Hill
Feb 02, 2012	CSC Ad Hoc Working Group - Juvenile Sentence Modification Meeting -  Agenda   /  Minutes 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., CCSU Vance Academic Building, Executive Conf Rm. (106) ** Parking available in Student Center Garage **  Campus Map **  Directions  **
Jan 26, 2012	Full Commission Meeting -    Agenda   /   Minutes  DRAFT Provisional Pardon Bill  10:00 am, CCSU Student Center, Bellin Room, New Britain, CT
Jan 10, 2012	CSC Sentencing Structure, Policy and Practices Committee Meeting -  Agenda   /   Minutes 2:30 p.m., Bridgeport Superior Court, Courtroom 3C, 1061 Main Street, Bridgeport
Jan 04, 2012	CSC Steering Committee  Meeting -  Agenda   /  DRAFT Minutes  Research Questions   10:00 am, CCSU Student Center , Blue and White Room, New Britain, CT **The Blue and White Room will be on your immediate left as you enter the cafeteria. Parking is available in the Student Center Garage. see Campus Map

For more information see Past Meeting Dates and Information  -  2011 Archived

 

 

 

Resources and Related Links

Below are related resources and links.  Connecticut Sentencing Commission Tasks and  Committee Assignments  Sentencing Commission’s 2011 Annual Report  Connecticut Sentencing Task Force 2009 Final Report Connecticut Sentencing Task Force Governor's Sentencing & Parole Review Task Force  Final Report of the Governor's Sentencing & Parole Review Task Force

 

 

 

 

 

Contact  Information

For questions or information regarding upcoming meetings, please contact Acting Executive Director: Andrew J. Clark, Acting Executive Director Institute for Municipal & Regional Policy (IMRP) Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) Vance Academic Center, Room 114 clarkanj@mail.ccsu.edu (e-mail) (860) 832 - 1871 (office) (860) 832 - 0071 (fax) (860) 538 - 2791 (cell) Web: www.ccsu.edu/imrp/