Connecticut Law About Pardons and Paroles

• CT Board of Pardons and Paroles - Pardons application process and instructions, parole eligibility, schedule of pardon hearings.

• Parole Eligibility Information

Information from the Connecticut Judicial Branch:

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Legislative Reports from the Connecticut Office of Legislative Research:

• Connecticut Laws Governing Pardons and Parole - 2025-R-0025
  Provide an overview of Connecticuts laws on pardons and parole. This report updates and expands OLR Report 2018-R-0177.

• Connecticut's Special Parole System - 2025-R-0054
  Summary of Connecticuts Special Parole System. (This report updates OLR Report 2018-R-0038.)

• Comparison of Parole Boards in Connecticut and Neighboring States - 2025-R-0052
  Compare Connecticut's parole board with those of the neighboring states, including the boards' composition and authority and provisions related to members' appointments and required qualifications and training.

• Criminal and Juvenile Delinquency Record Erasure - 2019-R-0058
  What is the distinction between criminal record erasure or expungement, record sealing, and an absolute pardon under Connecticut law? How do these processes apply in the juvenile delinquent and adult criminal context?

• Laws Governing Parole - 2018-R-0177
  Describe the Connecticut laws governing parole. This report updates OLR Report 2009-R-0345.

• Special Parole - 2018-R-0038
  Summary of Connecticut's Special Parole System.

• OLR Backgrounder: Inmate Sentence Reduction Methods - 2017-R-0054
  Provide (1) a history of inmate sentence reduction methods including good conduct credits and the risk reduction earned credit (RREC) program and (2) information about current RREC policies.

• OLR Backgrounder: Sex Offenders on Probation and Parole - Treatment and Housing Restrictions - 2017-R-0037

• Aging Inmate Population - 2014-R-0213
  Does Connecticut have a...law or other laws addressing the aging inmate population?

• Deletion of Erased Records - 2009-R-0357
  You asked for information on the implementation of Public Act 08-53 , including information on why a crime for which a pardon was granted would still be reported by a consumer reporting agency.

• Criminal Background Checks by Consumer Reporting Agencies - 2009-R-0447
  You asked how other states regulate background checks by consumer reporting agencies. You also asked whether states authorize a private cause of action to enforce the law or whether there are other enforcement options.  

• Special Parole - 2008-R-0175
  You asked (1) about the difference between parole and special parole; (2) what happens when someone violates a condition of special parole; and (3) whether someone who violates special parole can be released on parole later, who decides, and under what conditions.

• Questions for Board of Pardons and Paroles Nominees Assigned to Pardons Hearings - 2006-R-0276

• Pardons for Felonies Committed in Other States - 2006-R-0191

• Questions for Board of Pardons and Paroles Nominees - 2005-R-0342

• Questions for Board of Pardons and Paroles Chairman - 2005-R-0346

• Changes Regarding Release of Convicted Inmates - 2005-R-0071

• Erasure of a Criminal Conviction - 2002-R-0378
  You asked how someone convicted of a crime can get his criminal record erased.