Taubes says the debt hurts reintegration
Civil-rights and criminal-defense attorney
“It hurts people's ability to reintegrate into society when they carry these debts”
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CT Mirror investigation into Connecticut's cost-of-incarceration collection law, published September 27, 2026. Based on a review of hundreds of probate-court cases filed from 2020 to 2026 and interviews with more than a dozen affected people, state officials, legislators and advocates. Anchors this case's account of the practice's scale, mechanics and the on-record positions of DAS, the Attorney General's office and named advocates and affected individuals.
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Taubes was commenting on the effect of Connecticut's incarceration debt on people after release.
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CT Mirror's investigation found many people pursued for the debt did not know they owed it until a lien was filed against them.
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Case context: Should Connecticut collect per diem incarceration fees from former inmates' settlements and windfalls?
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Taubes criticizes the practical effect of the debt on people rebuilding their lives after release.
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- Connecticut Department of Correction, Connecticut Department of Administrative Services
Should Connecticut collect per diem incarceration fees from former inmates' settlements and windfalls?
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