The legislation requires law enforcement to verbally communicate to drivers the purpose of a stop before it is completed.
Jaden Edison
Jaden is CT Mirror's justice reporter. He was previously a summer reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune and interned at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. He received a bachelor's degree in electronic media from Texas State University and a master's degree in investigative journalism from the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University.
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CT House votes to limit deceptive, coercive police interrogation
The bill would deem an admission, confession or statement inadmissible or involuntary if it was obtained via deceptive or coercive tactics.
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House advances bill that requires study, not limits, of strip searches
CT lawmakers Tuesday passed a watered-down version of a bill that initially sought to end routine strip searches in CT’s prisons and jails.
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After long debate, CT Senate advances state voting rights act
The CT Senate advanced a landmark bill intended to protect historically disenfranchised communities from discrimination at the ballot box.
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House OKs bill to give legislature a role in choosing parole chair
The bill would require that the governor receive “advice and consent” from the House and Senate before designating the parole board’s leader.
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CT Senate votes to expand parole eligibility for young adults
Under the bill, the CT parole board could consider parole for certain people serving long sentences for crimes they committed under age 21.
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Judge nominees who opposed 2011 anti-discrimination bill get Senate OK
The Senate approved former Sens. Paul Doyle, a Democrat, and Jason Welch, a Republican, to serve as Superior Court judges, moving their nominations to the House for another vote.
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Connecticut is considering major bail reform. But it won’t be easy.
The first step in reforming the Connecticut bail system would be a constitutional amendment, a multi-year process that includes a referendum.
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CT Board of Pardons and Paroles halts sentence commutations
The pause in commutations — reductions of prison sentences — comes as CT Republicans have raised concerns over an increase in the last year.
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CT public defenders warn of lawsuit if hourly pay remains static
Hourly rates for CT public defenders haven’t increased since 2007, are lower than at other state agencies and are among the lowest in New England.
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Here are 14 justice-related bills the CT legislature may take up
The Judiciary Committee approved a host of justice-related bills that are going to the House and Senate for a possible vote in the coming weeks.
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CT lawmakers curtail push to end routine strip searches in prisons
The Judiciary Committee voted to send a revised bill to the House and Senate that would explore installation of body scanning technology.
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CT gun safety bill advances, one day after Nashville shooting
The bill would ban the open carry of firearms and the bulk purchase of handguns and raise the minimum age for purchasing long guns to 21.
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New Haven police chief: Fire officers in Randy Cox incident
Four officers face possible termination after Randy Cox was paralyzed in a police van. Hearings on their status could occur by late April.
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CT lawmakers aim to help formerly incarcerated get IDs, fresh start
Some people are leaving prison without proper identification, which makes opening a bank account and applying for jobs an uphill battle.