“It’s kind of inconclusive what’s going to happen this weekend, but preparations are underway,” said the governor’s spokesman.
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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‘Herculean’ COVID testing efforts created logistical challenges for prisons, monitoring panel finds
The panel is inspecting prisons because the ACLU of CT sued over the state’s handling of COVID-19 in correctional facilities.
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‘This is life in this country.’ D.C. Trump riots echo racial violence throughout U.S. history, CT leaders say
The chaos unfolding in Washington is a forcible reminder about white privilege in this country, black leaders say.
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Best of 2020: ‘Why are we suffering if he’s innocent until proven guilty?’ Cash bail in the COVID era
Samaris Smith’s husband has been locked up since December 2019. He still hasn’t been convicted of a crime.
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COVID-19 leads to more ‘discretionary releases’ from prison, but advocates say it’s not enough
How has the incarcerated population reached such historic lows during the pandemic?
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Eleventh incarcerated person dies from COVID-19
The 47-year-old man was the fourth person behind bars to die from the virus since Nov. 18.
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Panel says it’s time to start planning for a new psychiatric hospital to replace Whiting
Task force co-chair says it will be a “long process” to replace the 50-year-old building.
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CT pays $250,000 to woman who gave birth in a prison cell
The state will waive its right to recover debts incurred by Laboy’s incarceration.
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Panel monitoring response to COVID pandemic finds most people in prisons and jails are wearing masks
The group proposed extending its work to the end of March 2021 so they can monitor testing and vaccine distribution.
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Tenth incarcerated person dies from COVID in CT
A 67-year-old incarcerated man died from COVID-19 on Sunday, the tenth to die since the onset of the pandemic.
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Ninth incarcerated person dies from COVID-19
The inmate who died was being held at Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers.
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Prisoners will be in second round for COVID vaccine
State officials included prisoners in the second group to get the vaccine, heeding calls from advocates.
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State settles lawsuit with woman who delivered her baby in a prison toilet
The state attorney general’s office refused Tuesday to disclose the amount of the settlement it reached with Tianna Laboy.
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CT hasn’t commuted a single prisoner’s sentence since before the pandemic. Advocates say it’s time to change.
The Board of Pardons and Parole has “unfettered discretion” to commute sentences. They haven’t exercised it during the pandemic.
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More COVID cases reported in state prisons; Officials say increase is due to more testing
The change has led to an uptick in identified cases, according to the DOC website.