AN ACT CONCERNING MANDATED OUT-OF-CELL TIME.

HB 5068 eliminates a requirement that incarcerated individuals in Connecticut state facilities receive four hours of out-of-cell time daily. The bill amends statute 18-96b to remove this mandate, directly affecting daily routines for people held in state correctional facilities. The stated purpose is to provide a safer working environment for corrections officers. This change modifies a specific operational standard in correctional facilities without altering other aspects of incarceration policy.