[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":3,"doc-seo-276911-105":53,"doc-detail-276911-en":126},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,14,19,24,29,34,39,44,49],{"id":8,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":11,"show_sort_weight":12,"slug":13},11,1,"Template","Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":15,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":16,"show_sort_weight":17,"slug":18},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":20,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":21,"show_sort_weight":22,"slug":23},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":25,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":26,"show_sort_weight":27,"slug":28},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":30,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":31,"show_sort_weight":32,"slug":33},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":35,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":36,"show_sort_weight":37,"slug":38},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":40,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":41,"show_sort_weight":42,"slug":43},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":45,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":46,"show_sort_weight":47,"slug":48},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":50,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":51,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":52},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":54,"data":55},"ok",{"site_id":56,"language":57,"slug":58,"title":59,"keywords":60,"description":61,"schema_data":62,"social_meta":119,"head_meta":121,"extra_data":123,"updated_unix":125},105,"en","sentence-modification-in-connecticut-53a-39-process-guide","SENTENCE MODIFICATION IN CONNECTICUT - §53a-39 Process - Guide","","A practical guide for people navigating Connecticut’s §53a-39 sentence modification process. It explains what a sentence modification is and what it is not, and distinguishes related relief options such as commutation and pardon. The guide outlines eligibility by custodial status (pretrial, currently incarcerated, released on parole or special parole), specifies required information and records, and covers legal representation options including self-representation, appointed counsel, and roles for law students, attorneys, friends, and family.",{"@graph":63,"@context":118},[64,80,101],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":41,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/letters/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/sentence-modification-in-connecticut-53a-39-process-guide/276911/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/sentence-modification-in-connecticut-53a-39-process-guide/276911.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"วิน","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-01","2026-09-15",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":8},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",{"@type":102,"mainEntity":103},"FAQPage",[104,110,114],{"name":105,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":107},"What is a sentence modification under Connecticut §53a-39?","Question",{"text":108,"@type":109},"The guide defines sentence modification and clarifies how it fits within the §53a-39 process. It also explains what does not qualify as a sentence modification.","Answer",{"name":111,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":112},"Who can use this guide and who is eligible to seek a review?",{"text":113,"@type":109},"Eligibility is described by status, including pretrial individuals, those currently incarcerated, and those released on parole or special parole.",{"name":115,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What information and records are needed to proceed?",{"text":117,"@type":109},"The guide lists basic information such as docket number, crime(s), and sentence, and provides instructions for obtaining both Department of Correction records and non-DOC records (including medical, DCF, work reports, certificates, transcripts, and awards).","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":120,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":122,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":124,"site_id":56},276911,1790138368,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":127},{"doc_id":124,"user_id":128,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":9,"category_id":40,"category_name":41,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":8,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":17,"language":135,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":136,"faqs":137,"seo_title":138,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":139,"read_time":140},2336475104736,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/22000c4c5e0e5b17e70?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1786591360781797222","The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization  \nYALE LAW SCHOOL  \nSENTENCE MODIFICATION IN CONNECTICUT  \nA Guide for Those Navigating the §53a-39 Process  \nP . O . BOX 2 0 9 0 9 0 , NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 0 6 5 2 0-9090 • TELEPHONE 2 0 3 4 3 2-4800 • FACSIMILE 203 432-1426 COURIER ADDRESS 1 2 7 WALL STREET, NEW HAVEN , CONNECTICUT 0 6 5 1 1  \nTable of Contents  \nHOW TO USE THIS GUIDE ...........................................................................................................................................4  \nWHO CAN USE THIS GUIDE? ......................................................................................................................................4  \nWHAT IS A SENTENCE MODIFICATION? ..................................................................................................................... 5  \nWHAT IS NOT A SENTENCE MODIFICATION? ............................................................................................................. 5  \nApplication for Review of Sentence ....................................................................................................................... 5  \nCommutation .......................................................................................................................................................... 6  \nPardon ................................................................................................................................................................... 6  \nLEGAL REPRESENTATION ........................................................................................................................................... 6  \nSelf-Representation ................................................................................................................................................ 6  \nMotion for Appointed Counsel ............................................................................................................................... 6  \nClinical Professors/Supervisors ............................................................................................................................ 7  \nLaw Students .......................................................................................................................................................... 7  \nAttorneys ................................................................................................................................................................ 8  \nFriends ................................................................................................................................................................... 8  \nFamily .................................................................................................................................................................... 8  \nWHO IS ELIGIBLE? ...................................................................................................................................................... 9  \nPretrial ................................................................................................................................................................... 9  \nCurrently Incarcerated .......................................................................................................................................... 9  \nReleased, On Parole ............................................................................................................................................ 10  \nReleased, On Special Parole ............................................................................................................................... 10  \nWHAT YOU WILL NEED........................................................................................................................................ 10  \nBASIC INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................","cbCaiifc7MZcKr7T","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiifc7MZcKr7T","pdf",1568233,"English","# HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE\n## WHO CAN USE THIS GUIDE?\n# WHAT IS A SENTENCE MODIFICATION?\n## WHAT IS NOT A SENTENCE MODIFICATION?\n## Application for Review of Sentence\n## Commutation\n## Pardon\n# LEGAL REPRESENTATION\n## Self-Representation\n## Motion for Appointed Counsel\n# WHO IS ELIGIBLE?\n## Pretrial\n## Currently Incarcerated\n## Released, On Parole\n## Released, On Special Parole\n# WHAT YOU WILL NEED\n## BASIC INFORMATION\n## DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION RECORDS\n## NON-DOC RECORDS","[{\"question\":\"What is a sentence modification under Connecticut §53a-39?\",\"answer\":\"The guide defines sentence modification and clarifies how it fits within the §53a-39 process. It also explains what does not qualify as a sentence modification.\"},{\"question\":\"Who can use this guide and who is eligible to seek a review?\",\"answer\":\"Eligibility is described by status, including pretrial individuals, those currently incarcerated, and those released on parole or special parole.\"},{\"question\":\"What information and records are needed to proceed?\",\"answer\":\"The guide lists basic information such as docket number, crime(s), and sentence, and provides instructions for obtaining both Department of Correction records and non-DOC records (including medical, DCF, work reports, certificates, transcripts, and awards).\"}]","SENTENCE MODIFICATION IN CONNECTICUT - §53a-39 Process - Guide | PDF",1789496176,28]