Connecticut General Statutes 27-151 – Duty of community correctional center, jail and prison officers
(a) No provost marshal, commander of a guard, master at arms, warden, keeper, or officer of a community correctional center or any other jail, penitentiary, or prison designated under § 27-150, shall refuse to receive or keep any prisoner committed to his charge, when the committing commissioned officer furnishes a statement, signed by him, of the offense charged against the prisoner.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 27-151
- Commanding officer: includes only commissioned officers. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- Commissioned officer: includes a commissioned warrant officer. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
- jail: means a correctional facility administered by the Commissioner of Correction. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Officer: means commissioned or warrant officer. See Connecticut General Statutes 27-141
(b) Every commander of a guard, master at arms, warden, keeper, or officer of a community correctional center or of any other jail, penitentiary, or prison designated under § 27-150, to whose charge a prisoner is committed shall, within twenty-four hours after that commitment or as soon as he is relieved from guard, report to the commanding officer of the prisoner the name of the prisoner, the offense charged against him, and the name of the person who ordered or authorized the commitment.