A complaint filed by the Center for Children’s Advocacy alleges district violated rights of special ed students, failed to provide services.
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
CT funds body scanners to replace strip searches in some prisons
The State Bond Commission approved funding for body scanners as part of a pilot program that aims to end strip searches in CT prisons.
Posted inJustice
Family and friends rally as hunger strike at Cheshire continues
A hunger strike at Cheshire Correctional Institution has been gaining supporters as the strikers go into their third week of protest.
Posted inHealth
CT sues to stop Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood
States filed their own lawsuits because the loss of funding for Planned Parenthood clinics would mean a cost to them, William Tong said.
Posted inEducation
Audit of Bridgeport schools finds lack of transparency, oversight
An audit of the Bridgeport schools found no fraud, but noted a lack of oversight from the BOE coupled with questionable budgeting practices.
Posted inHuman Services
CT’s reentry centers say lack of funding could force them to cut back — or close
The centers, which help people released from prison, are running on ‘prayer and duct tape’ as grants run out and COVID-19 dollars expire.
Posted inImmigration
As political sands shift on immigration, some CT Reps pivot
Some CT lawmakers supported enforcement efforts against immigrants with criminal pasts, but they are now balking at heavy-handed approaches.
Posted inJustice
CT sues Trump admin. to restore $53.6M in frozen funds for education
The money was earmarked for the 2025-26 school year, meaning CT school districts would soon have to figure out how to adjust their budgets.
Posted inJustice
Several incarcerated at Cheshire Correctional begin hunger strike
The striking individuals say recent lockdowns have been excessive. DOC and union leaders cite staffing shortage.
Posted inEducation
CT sues Trump administration over funds for mental health services in schools
The cancelled grant included funds meant to support graduate social work students in providing mental health services in four CT districts.
Posted inEducation
UConn trustees debate enrollment as a solution to budget shortfall
To help close UConn’s deficit, leaders are looking to enroll more students from outside CT — but that could create new problems.
Posted inJustice
Family of man with ALS who died within 24 hours of incarceration sues DOC
Disability Rights CT investigated Robert Bracey’s death and alleged in a report in April that DOC staff ignored his ALS-driven dietary needs.
Posted inJustice
CT DOC delayed man’s treatment as cancer worsened, suit claims
A Bridgeport resident says the CT DOC’s failure to provide timely treatment led to 28 rounds of chemotherapy and the removal of his bladder.
Posted inImmigration
ICE presence in Danbury leaves residents shaken: ‘Painful day’
A co-founder of Greater Danbury Unites for Immigrants said 12 to 15 people were detained amid stepped-up immigration enforcement in CT.
Posted inEducation
CT homeschool families declare victory against regulations, for now
Lawmakers and advocates praised homeschool families for successful advocacy against further regulations, but warned the battle is not over.