The state House of Representatives voted Friday morning to pass an ambitious police reform bill.
Kelan Lyons
Kelan is a Report For America Corps Member who covers the intersection of mental health and criminal justice for CT Mirror. Before joining CT Mirror, Kelan was a staff writer for City Weekly, an alt weekly in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a courts reporter for The Bryan-College Station Eagle, in Texas. He is originally from Philadelphia.
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Blue Lives, Black Lives and sharp lines on police accountability bill
Democratic leaders struggled to keep its majority caucus united behind passage of a sweeping police accountability bill Thursday.
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Judge approves COVID-19 prison lawsuit over inmate objections
Hundreds of inmates say the settlement between the state and the ACLU of CT doesn’t do enough.
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Police accountability bill revives decades-long debate about investigative subpoena power
State’s attorneys say they need it to investigative police use of deadly force. Advocates fear a “legislative slippery slope.”
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Police contest the first draft of a police reform bill
The demand for police reforms have come on the street. On Friday, the cops pushed back in a virtual hearing.
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Public gets chance to weigh in on police accountability bill
Lawmakers are holding a Zoom listening session beginning at 10 a.m. It will be broadcast on CT-N.
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Towns worried they won’t find insurance to cover police abuse claims
“One bad case could mean tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars in damages,” said Joe DeLong, CCM.
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The state and the ACLU of CT reached a class-action agreement. Some inmates say it’s not enough
Respondents called for resuming family visits and releasing more people to spare them from catching the virus.
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Judiciary Committee policing bill is just a draft, Republicans caution
Ahead of the impending special session, Republicans stress that a new policing bill needs scrutiny before passing.
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Lawmakers propose cracking down on police use of deadly force
The bill would narrow the circumstances where police could use deadly force and end qualified immunity.
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Black and Puerto Rican Caucus ‘agenda for equity’ includes more than police reforms
Lawmakers, who want a second special session to broaden the agenda, say this is a ‘table-setting moment’ for racial equity.
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Amid calls for action, Chief State’s Attorney picks the status quo
Many law enforcement officials are using George Floyd’s death to support police reform in Connecticut. Not Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo.
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Connecticut prison population almost halved since 2008 peak as pandemic continues
There were 10,037 people incarcerated in state correctional facilities as of June 25.
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New report on juvenile justice features potential solutions from kids with firsthand experience
Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance releases 10 recommendations to make life more equitable for families living in marginalized communities.
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‘We are taking hold of our future’
Thousands gather in cities around Connecticut to continue the fight for justice and equity on the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth.