Over 600 corrections employees can test weekly in lieu of being vaccinated against COVID-19, a CT Mirror analysis has found.
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.
Youth prison on partial lockdown since Nov. 19 to stop COVID-19 spread
The lockdown at Manson has advocates worried that incarcerated youth aren’t getting the services they need – or being vaccinated.
He spent 30 years in prison in CT for murder. Soon, he could be released.
Now there is a path to freedom for Michael Cox, who spent 30 years in prison for murder and assault.
Parole board votes to give 11 prisoners commutation hearings
Many given a hearing have been in prison for longer than they were alive at the time of their crimes.
Prison system revises policies on in-cell shackling, visitations
The revisions are the latest response to Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive order that the DOC change its solitary confinement practices.
Whiting Task Force wants lawmakers to consider abolishing the PSRB
Task force members also recommended the state replace Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown.
The vote, unlocked: Why this Election Day is special for those on parole
Tuesday’s election marked the first general election in which felony disenfranchisement for those on parole did not exist in Connecticut.
Lamont calls for stricter measures for youths who commit crimes repeatedly
Lamont said the state should use its existing tools to address juvenile crime.
Spurred by executive order, prison system starts revising solitary confinement policies
The Department of Correction estimates that about 780 people in Connecticut prisons and jails are members of a “vulnerable population.”
Investigation finds ‘grave staffing shortages’ at Whiting Forensic Hospital
The report underscores how a stubborn staffing shortage at the state’s sole maximum security psychiatric hospital can erode patient safety.
Three decades into a 75-year prison sentence, Michael Cox may be the first person to get a commutation since 2019
Michael Cox, could potentially be the first person granted a commutation under the new policy.
Four finalists named for CT Inspector General post
The special prosecutor will investigate police officers’ use of deadly force and, if necessary, prosecute them.
Audit: Reports not filed and lax oversight of overtime, paid leave at DOC
A DOC worker took more than a year’s worth of paid union leave over a two-year period, an audit shows.
State to close Radgowski Correctional Center
This is the second prison closure announced this year due to the declining number of people in prison or jail.
Anti-mask protesters disrupt back-to-school roundtable
Gov. Ned Lamont and other state officials abruptly left a back-to-school roundtable after anti-mask protesters disrupted the speakers.