Whiting Forensic

FOI advocates are hailing the ruling in a 2017 case that limits Connecticut's use of patient confidentiality laws to keep records secret.

A Connecticut judge has approved a $9 million settlement between the state and the brother of a man who was abused numerous times at the state’s only maximum-security psychiatric hospital.

For years state officials have complained that the more than 50-year-old hospital, which is built like a prison, is inadequately designed for psychiatric care.

The facility needs significant improvements to its treatment programs, staff behaviors and oversight, members of a state task force told lawmakers Monday.

Connecticut officials installed 24/7 video surveillance at a state-run psychiatric hospital troubled by cases of physical abuse of patients.The…

A Connecticut jury has found former Whiting Forensic Hospital nurse Mark Cusson guilty on patient abuse charges.The jury found Cusson guilty of three…

The Connecticut General Assembly ends its legislative session at midnight on Wednesday. One of bills that was passed Tuesday night would create an…