We have documented 1 statement by Eleanor Michael, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Deputy Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Administrative Services
Explicitly stayed out
Statement summary
Michael, a deputy commissioner at the Department of Administrative Services, said her agency implements the law set by the legislature and declined to weigh in on whether the underlying policy is right.
“We're not involved in the policy discussion here”
Open source (opens in a new tab)They served their time in prison. Then the bills arrived.Full article, including the sections headed "Additional punishment," "The John Gottis of the world," "Blood from a stone," "Calls for repeal," "Collections continue," "A punch in the heart" and "Priority creditor"
Why we used this label
Michael explicitly frames her agency's role as implementation rather than policy judgment, declining to state whether the practice is justified.
Connecticut charges incarcerated people up to $347 a day and can collect the debt for 20 years after release, including from settlements and inheritances. A 2026 investigation found the state collected about $21 million this way since 2020.
