A requirement under the 2020 Police Accountability Act is finally in development. The training will roll out to Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven and elsewhere in 2027.
Emilia Otte
Emilia Otte was CT Mirror's Justice Reporter from the spring of 2025 to the spring of 2026. She covered the conditions in Connecticut prisons, the judicial system and migration. She also covered higher education. Prior to working for CT Mirror, she spent four years at CT Examiner, where she covered education, healthcare and children's issues both locally and statewide. She graduated with a BA in English from Bryn Mawr College and a MA in Global Journalism from New York University, where she specialized in Europe and the Mediterranean.
Posted inJustice
Cash payments to crime victims? Some say it helps
Researchers are looking at results of pilot programs that offered cash to victims of violence and people returning from incarceration.
Posted inEducation
CT lawmakers rejected 3-year bachelor’s degrees. But the trend isn’t going away
A growing number of colleges are adopting the 90-credit BA, including several in neighboring states. Lawmakers could reconsider in 2027.
Posted inEducation
CSCU faculty and students demand better leadership, more funding
Following series of resignations among CT State Colleges and Universities leadership, faculty voted ‘no confidence’ in the Board of Regents.
Posted inJustice
On gun regulation, Connecticut moms don’t all speak with one voice
After Sandy Hook, what some CT women came to see as a threat to children’s safety, others view as a means of protecting them.
Posted inImmigration
ICE officers appear to be wearing masks while making arrests in CT. Is that legal?
The encounters took place just weeks after CT Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law a bill that prohibits immigration officers from wearing masks.
Posted inPolitics
At Coast Guard Academy graduation, Trump heralds ‘golden age’
Trump received a warm reception on a blistering hot day at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation in New London on Wednesday.
Posted inEducation
CSCU Board of Regents Chair Marty Guay resigns
His departure follows the release of a harassment complaint against Chancellor John Maduko that raised questions about Guay’s actions as well
Posted inJustice
US Justice Dept. sues CT over law banning masks, requiring ID for ICE
The Justice Dept filed suit in federal court over a new Connecticut law that prohibits federal agents from wearing masks and requires ID.
Posted inEducation
Report: CSCU chancellor quit after sexual harassment complaint
The complaint claims former CSCU Chancellor John Maduko sent unwanted sexual messages and comments to a female employee over two years.
Posted inGovernment
CT lawmakers reinstate cap on THC in cannabis flower after pushback
A bill passed in April removed a 35% cap on THC in cannabis flower. A bill passed Tuesday, a day before the session ends, reinstated the cap.
Posted inJustice
CT debate on parole eligibility bill ends without a vote
House leaders said they would not bring the bill up for discussion, but pressure from the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus opened up a debate.
Posted inEducation
CSCU to launch independent review of former chancellor’s conduct
The Board of Regents voted Monday to hire an outside firm to conduct an independent review of the behavior of former Chancellor John Maduko.
Posted inImmigration
Bill limiting federal immigration actions gets final passage in CT House
SB 397 restricts activities of immigration officers and allows lawsuits against agents for constitutional violations, among other provisions.
