Our Justice Coverage
Stories about the justice system in Connecticut: law enforcement, courts, prisons and incarceration, juvenile justice and public corruption.
New Haven’s former chief of police arrested
Ex-Chief Karl Jacobson was arrested for allegedly stealing $85K from 2 city funds—one for paying confidential informants, the other for a youth sports league.
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Judge dismisses charges against 3 CT officers accused of mistreating Randy Cox
A CT judge dismissed criminal charges against New Haven police officers accused of mistreating Cox after he was paralyzed in the back of a police van in 2022.
Proposed juvenile facility in Tolland rankles locals, legislators
State lawmakers and Tolland officials say they were blindsided by a plan to open a new juvenile detention facility in the town.
CT trooper’s deliberate crash launches legal, political complications
Last year, a CT state trooper stopped a speeding car with a ‘pit maneuver.’ No one was injured, but an investigation is underway.
Adults sentenced for crimes as youth want CT to expand early parole
Advocates want to expand access to early parole for people who committed crimes before age 26 and were given lengthy sentences.
3 deaths in CT prisons this week, including Maryam Khan attacker
Andrey Desmond, who was serving a 5-year sentence for a 2023 assault on state Rep. Maryam Khan, was found unresponsive in his cell on Feb. 1.
Lamont’s budget calls for public safety upgrades, staffing studies
The budget funds upgraded technology for CT troopers and security upgrades at the DOC, as well staffing studies for both.
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