Fairfield County Sheriff's Department (Connecticut)

Presently, the 2009 version of the State of Connecticut Constitution does not make a reference to Marshals, and continues to list sheriffs as this role.

[5] Their primary duties included; providing security for court houses, carrying out arrest warrants, and transporting prisoners.

The State Marshal Commission operates within the Department of Administrative Services with independent decision-making authority.

[6] In 1994, Alfred J. Rioux was also accused of using his position to require lower ranking sheriffs to pay dues and make campaign contributions.

[7] As a result of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's probe into the State of Connecticut's Sheriff Departments, they were disbanded.