“We want them to be able to get out, get a job, get themselves back on their feet and really succeed in their life,” an instructor said of his incarcerated students.
CT prisons
Best of 2019: One year after DOC took over inmate health care, troubles persist
A year after the Department of Correction took over inmate medical care, the system remains plagued by staffing shortages that workers say puts patients at risk.
One year after DOC took over inmate health care, troubles persist
A year after the Department of Correction took over inmate medical care, the system remains plagued by staffing shortages that workers say puts patients at risk.
Inmate who delivered baby in prison cell sues state for denying medical care
Tianna Laboy was 19-years-old when she delivered her baby in a prison cell toilet at York Correctional Institution last winter. Now she is suing the Department of Correction and others for allegedly denying her medical care before the birth of her first child.
Officials say prison population declines have slowed
The shrinking of the state’s prison population is hitting a slowdown after several years of dramatic declines.
Feds: Spending on CT jails grew faster than on education
The amount Connecticut state and local governments spend on jails and prisons has increased almost twice as fast as spending on education over the last 40 years, the federal government reported Thursday. However, Connecticut’s disparity in spending grew at the second-lowest rate in the country.