Consultant Tony Fabelo told the state General Assembly that Connecticut's inmate population has fallen from 19,589 in 2003 to about 18,700 now. Fabelo said the dropoff is due to a culture change that is seeing more offenders sent to alternative programs or placed on probation or parole rather than being imprisoned.

State addiction, mental health, and corrections officials, while citing the need for more cooperation and funding, said that the positive trends can be credited in part to greater use of halfway houses, job counseling, and post-release services.

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