Prison Reform

Prisoners will no longer be subjected to more than 15 consecutive days in solitary confinement or more than 30 days total in a 60-day period.

A report revealed that nearly 90% of Connecticut’s jail and prison population have tested positive for COVID, and that there have been 29 inmate deaths from the disease.

A bill would create a commission that would oversee health care provided by the state Department of Correction with special attention given to pregnant inmates.

Last year, Governor Ned Lamont vetoed a bill that would have improved oversight of Connecticut's prison system. Now, advocates urge state lawmakers to again pass a law to monitor the treatment of inmates.

The state charges people a $250 daily fee for their prison time.

Connecticut’s state judiciary committee has prioritized a proposal that repeals the state’s incarceration lien.

Prison reform advocates want the upcoming Connecticut legislative session to prioritize the elimination of solitary confinement in state prisons. The session starts on February 9.

Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered the immediate release of 191 state prison inmates Friday. Under terms of a new parole reform law signed by Hochul, they are no…

An analysis of data released last week shows Black and Hispanic residents in Connecticut make up a disproportionate number of people in the state’s…

Democratic leaders of the Connecticut House of Representatives said they do not have the votes to try and override a veto of a bill limiting how…