Senate Democrats want to tackle systemic racial inequalities in housing, education and beyond. But there’s only agreement on police reforms.
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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Policing Task Force outlines 22 reform priorities
The group plans on hosting regional community input sessions over the summer.
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Osborn Correctional nursing shortage even worse amid pandemic, union says
More than 20% of all health care vacancies in state correctional facilities are at Osborn.
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DOC Commissioner Rollin Cook resigns
Rollin Cook has been separated from his family for the duration of COVID-19.
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Should police be social workers?
Over and over and over, police keep killing people in mental health crises. Where do we go from here?
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Demand grows for lawmakers to act on police accountability reforms
As a task force met to discuss police accountability reforms, faith leaders announced they will fast for part of each day until a special legislative session is convened.
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ACLU and state settles COVID-19 prison lawsuit
The Department of Correction has already instituted most of the agreement’s provisions, state officials said.
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A Minnesota death resonates in Connecticut: ‘A constant message that our lives don’t matter’
George Floyd’s killing evokes painful memories and concerns among the families of young black men slain in Connecticut by police.
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State sees historically low number of arrests during COVID-19 shut down
Newly released data provides the most comprehensive look yet at how the virus has affected the state’s courts and prisons.
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Lamont challenged after seventh inmate dies from coronavirus
An additional 34 people died from the disease Wednesday, while hospitalizations continued their decline.
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For people with relatives in prison, coronavirus makes calls more urgent – and harder to afford
Coronavirus makes relatives want to connect with their incarcerated relatives. But its economic impacts have made the calls’ costs unwieldy.
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DOC walks back shower policy, allows sick and quarantined inmates to bathe
The shower suspension was in place for less than three weeks.
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Another coronavirus casualty: showers for nursing home residents
Keeping staffers safe while showering residents burns through too much personal protective equipment.
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Testing continues to surge as COVID-19 hospitalizations fall, state parks fill for second day
Sixty nine people died from the virus since yesterday, while hospitalizations continued to decline. Five state parks closed by mid-day,
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Osborn prison on lockdown after 105 asymptomatic inmates test positive for COVID-19
About 1,060 people are currently incarcerated at the Somers prison.
