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Advocates have asked the state of Connecticut to release inmates early to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in prisons. On Friday the ACLU filed a lawsuit on…
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Connecticut Department of Correction officials say they’ve found the first case of COVID-19 in the state prison system.A 32-year-old inmate at a prison in…
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The Connecticut Department of Correction says inmates are now making face masks for emergency use during the coronavirus pandemic. The state says…
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Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, according to a…
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Civil rights activists and prison watchdog groups in Connecticut say one way to protect inmates from a potential COVID-19 outbreak is to release some…
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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy visited the York Correctional Facility, Connecticut’s all-female prison, to hear how Pell Grants have made a difference in…
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A lawsuit against the Connecticut Department of Corrections from a former inmate at a women’s prison is headed to trial.Cara Tangreti says she was…
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A group of inmates have sued the New York State prison system over its efforts to crack down on prescription drug abuse.The lawsuit takes aim at a 2017…
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A federal judge in Connecticut says the prison conditions of a former death row inmate constitute cruel and unusual punishment.Richard Reynolds is a…
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The Connecticut Department of Corrections is investigating a long-running writing program for inmates in women’s prisons run by author Wally Lamb.Lamb has…