The DOC and the Connecticut Board of Parole contract with private agencies that run
various residences known as “halfway” houses to provide supervision, beds, and services
for individuals under their jurisdiction. The following provides guidelines for these
halfway houses, but it will be necessary for you to make a facility determination
on each halfway house in your service area. For information on making facility determinations,
see SI 00520.800.
When one of these agencies releases an individual to a halfway house, you must contact
the halfway house staff to determine the status of the individual's release. An individual
released to a halfway house could be:
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Continuing the individual's criminal sentence,
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An individual who is “continuing
the
individual's sentence” and is released to a halfway house remains under the control of the DOC. The DOC
provides the individual’s supervision, food, and shelter. The halfway house administration
is an agent for the DOC. Therefore, the individual is considered still incarcerated.
Do not reinstate Title XVI benefits.
An individual who is “voted to parole” and is released to a halfway house remains under the control of the DOC. The DOC
provides the individual’s supervision, food, and shelter. The halfway house administration
is an agent for the DOC. Therefore, the individual is considered still incarcerated.
Do not reinstate Title XVI benefits.
An individual who is on “special parole” and is released to a halfway house remains under the control of the DOC. The DOC
provides the individual’s supervision, food, and shelter. The halfway house administration
is an agent for the DOC. Therefore, the individual is considered still incarcerated.
Do not reinstate Title XVI benefits.
An individual is “on parole" and is released to a halfway house is under the control
of the Parole Board. Such an individual is not considered incarcerated. Reinstate
Title XVI benefits effective with the date released from the prison. In many cases,
but not all, the parole board provides all or part of the individual’s food and shelter.
It is also possible the individual may pay part of the individual's expenses. If applicable,
charge the presumed maximum value (PMV) unless successfully rebutted. For information
on the PMV, see SI 00835.300.
Whenever an individual is released to a halfway house from the DOC contact the administration
staff of the halfway house to determine if the individual:
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Is placed under the contract with the DOC, or on placement by the Parole Board, and
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Is continuing the individual's criminal sentence, “voted to parole”, on “special parole”,
or on “parole”.
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If the individual is on parole, determine the source of payment for food and shelter.
When contacting the halfway house, it is important to distinguish between “parole,”
“special parole,” and “voted to parole” with the contact. If the halfway house contact
is not clear regarding the parole status of an individual, you can verify parole status
by contacting the Connecticut Board of Parole at 203 805-6605 to clarify the “type”
of parole.
The following chart summarizes the four possible situations:
In the DOC, an individual who is: |
Jurisdiction |
Inmate
Status
|
Reinstate |
Continuing the individual's criminal sentence |
Remains under control of the DOC |
Is considered an inmate |
No |
Voted to parole
This is a term that refers to an inmate that is scheduled to be paroled up to 6 months
in the future, but has not yet been granted parole.
|
Remains under control of the DOC |
Is considered an inmate |
No
|
On special parole |
Remains under the control of the DOC |
Is considered an inmate |
No |
On parole
|
Reports to the CT Board of Parole
|
Is not considered an inmate
|
Yes
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For a list of halfway houses in Connecticut, see SI BOS00520.009D. in this section.