{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-168","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-168","heading":"Escape: Definitions.","body":"For purposes of sections 53a-169 to 53a-171, inclusive:\n(1) “Correctional institution” means the facilities defined in section 1-1 and any other correctional facility established by the Commissioner of Correction.\n(2) “Custody” means restraint by a public servant pursuant to an arrest or court order other than a Probate Court order directed against a person who is not in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction when such order is issued.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART XII. ESCAPE AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-168","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"af55582013ae72478ab422ba6a9fbee8f1f5be98e217efdc4c35a931730a4895","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-167f","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-169"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}