{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-18-81ss","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 18-81ss","heading":"Provision of nutritious meals. Serving nutraloaf or punitive diet prohibited.","body":"(a) The Commissioner of Correction shall provide palatable and nutritious meals to each person in the custody of the commissioner. Under no circumstances shall the commissioner permit such persons to be fed nutraloaf as a form of discipline or any other punitive diet.\n(b) For purposes of this section, “nutraloaf” means a mixture of foods blended together and baked into a solid loaf and “punitive diet” means a diet that is used for punishment purposes.","path":["TITLE 18. CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION","CHAPTER 325. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION","PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_325.htm#sec_18-81ss","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:23Z","sha256":"b7de1ba0fdeeeeafd7fb4f54116ffb834cd4ead0ee1d472f3c20a3e406e203a2","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-18-81rr","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-18-81tt"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}