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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.
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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.
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The push to end solitary confinement in Connecticut intensifies as advocates try to change state lawLast 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.
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The state charges people a $250 daily fee for their prison time.
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Connecticut’s state judiciary committee has prioritized a proposal that repeals the state’s incarceration lien.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Officials say a center for formerly incarcerated people in New Haven, Connecticut, could help mitigate gun violence and other crime in the city.The center…