Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Commissioner of Administrative Services
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 28, 2004No. AC 24912PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
Pursuant to General Statutes § 18-85 1 the state of Connecticut is authorized to assess inmates for the costs of their incarceration. To enforce this assessment, No. 01-129 of the 2001 Public Acts (now codified at § 18-85b 2 of the General Statutes), and § 18-85a-2 3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies authorize the state to place a lien on an inheritance received by an inmate. The principal issue in this case is whether, as applied under the circumstances of this case, the statute is unconstitutional because it violates an inmate’s right to equal protection of…
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