OVS Victim Notification - CT Judicial Branch

Victim Notification

If you are a crime victim or a family member of a homicide victim, you may want to consider registering with the Office of Victim Services (OVS) for victim notification.

Helpful Links

DOC Inmate Information Search

CT Sex Offender Registry

Psychiatric Security Review Board
OVS Informational Videos
Crime Victims Guide to the Adult Criminal Court

Victim notification is an important tool that will tell you:

The status of the criminal court case;
when an order of protection is issued, changed, or ends;
When an inmate asks for changes to his or her:
- court sentence;
- registration with the Sex Offender Registry;
- custody status with the Department of Correction (DOC) and the Board of Pardons and Paroles;

"Thank you so much for letting us know the outcome of the parole hearing right away! I had no idea how much it was weighing on my mind ..."
Comment from a Crime Victim

Victims use the information they receive from victim notification to exercise their rights under the Connecticut Constitution. Some victims also use this information to create a safety plan, if the offender is going to be released from prison or if an order of protection changed or ended.

Information on OVS Victim Notification programs and other agencies that offer notification is below. If you decide to register for Victim Notification, it is important that you tell the agency you register with if there are any changes to your contact information, so you can continue to receive notification. For more information, see Victim Notification Programs - PDF

You may also call the OVS Helpline at 1-800-822-8428 for more information.

CT SAVIN [+] (Click to expand or collapse)

Connecticut Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (CT SAVIN) provides confidential notification in English, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish. Notification includes:

DID YOU KNOW?
The Connecticut Judicial Branch offers information to the public on Criminal, Motor Vehicle, Civil, Small Claims, Supreme, Appellate, and Housing court cases.

To find information about a court case, please click on Case Look-up on the left hand side of this page.

criminal case updates;
probation violations;
appeals;
changes in the custody status of inmates at the DOC; and
when a criminal or civil court order of protection is issued, changed, or ends.

Crime victims, their family members, and the public may register for notification in English and Spanish by clicking on the CT SAVIN button on the left side of this page or by calling the OVS Helpline at 1-800-822-8428.

Custody Status of Inmates [+]

OVS offers confidential notification to victims, their family members, and other eligible persons on changes in the custody status of an inmate who was sentenced by the court to serve time in prison.

The DOC, Victim Services Unit offers victim notification on changes in the custody status of inmates who are in prison while the court case is pending (accused) and inmates who were sentenced to prison by the court (convicted).

To register for notification with OVS and DOC, please complete the Confidential Request for Notification of Status of Inmates and follow the instructions.

Orders of Protection [+]

If you have a court protective order or a civil restraining order, OVS will automatically mail you a letter when the protective order ends and 5 weeks before a restraining order ends. You do not need to register for this notification. The letter will be sent to the address in the clerk's file. It's important that you tell the clerk's office if your contact information changes.

Psychiatric Security Review Board [+]

Crime victims, their survivors or legal representatives may receive notification when a defendant found not guilty by lack of capacity because of mental disease or defect is scheduled for a hearing, escapes, or is released from the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB). To register for notification, call the PSRB at 860‑566‑1441.

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