General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5058
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 337
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF DEBIT CARDS TO
INCARCERATED PERSONS BEING RELEASED INTO THE
COMMUNITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That title 18 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the
2 Department of Correction issue a debit card to an incarcerated person
3 upon release into the community for purposes of accessing his or her
4 funds rather than issuing a check to such person.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow a formerly incarcerated person easier access to his or her funds
upon release into the community.
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