The Connecticut Sentencing Commission released its 2024 Annual Report at its first meeting of the new year.

The report summarizes significant strides the CTSC made in the past year in improving Connecticut’s criminal justice system including:

• Passed legislation prioritizing outpatient competency restoration for misdemeanor defendants (PA 24-137).
  
• Continued its study on pretrial justice, including risk-based bail systems and the potential impact of reducing reliance on cash bail.
  
• Proposed the creation of a diversionary program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, modeled after existing programs for those with psychiatric disabilities.
• Hosted a successful symposium on pretrial justice with over 150 attendees.
  
• Made progress on a statewide sentencing database and key studies on disparities, domestic violence sentencing, and hate crime laws.

The Commission would like to thank all collaborators and stakeholders who made this progress possible as well as express appreciation to CTSC staffers and interns for their work in compiling the annual report including Thomas Dowd, Matthew Hono, Chenoa Greenlee, and Josephine Burke.

The full report can be viewed or downloaded here.