CT Criminal Justice Commission on Thursday appointed career prosecutor Patrick Griffin to the “thankless job” of chief state’s attorney.
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CT’s right to collect money from former prisoners is curtailed, but not ended
CT can no longer take money won in lawsuits to pay for the cost of a person’s imprisonment — unless they’ve been convicted of certain crimes.
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Bill making it easier for felons to get professional licenses passed by Senate
The measure is a result of a yearslong effort to ease the burdens the formerly incarcerated face after they serve their sentences.
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CT Senate gives final approval to juvenile crime bill
Republicans have been hounding Democrats for a year to pass legislation addressing car thefts and shootings. This session, Democrats listened.
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State trooper who shot Mubarak Soulemane makes first court appearance
Outside court, Mubarak Soulemane’s family vowed not to be intimidated by the large police presence at Trooper Brian North’s brief appearance.
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Heeding patient concerns, Whiting Forensic Hospital bill gets final passage
The bill is based on recommendations made by a task force formed in the wake of the physical and mental abuse of a patient in 2017.
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Solitary confinement bill heads to Gov. Lamont’s desk
This is the second year in a row lawmakers have passed a bill to limit the use of solitary confinement in prison and jails.
Posted inPolitics
CT House passes juvenile crime bill
The bill passed over the concerns of Republicans who said it didn’t go far enough and Democrats who worried it would harm children of color.
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Lamont offers support of bipartisan juvenile crime bill
The bill provides for graduated penalties for motor vehicle theft based on prior convictions, rather than on the value of the vehicle.
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Lamont to withdraw judicial nominee over license issue
Gov. Ned Lamont is withdrawing the judicial nomination of Alina Marquez Reynolds over questions at her about her licensing history.
Posted inEconomic Development
Bill would help people leaving prison to get truck-driving licenses
The legislation is aimed at easing supply chain bottlenecks while boosting employment among formerly incarcerated individuals.
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Trooper charged with manslaughter in fatal police shooting of Mubarak Soulemane in 2020
The criminal charge is part of a broader reckoning in Connecticut and across the U.S. over police killings of Black people.
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ACLU voices support for key criminal justice reforms
The ACLU is supporting bills this year that would end solitary confinement and prohibit the use of deceptive interrogation tactics in CT.
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Lamont names Joan Alexander to Supreme Court, Hope Seeley to Appellate
Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday nominated Joan K. Alexander to the Supreme Court, Hope Seeley to the Appellate and 11 others as new trial judges.
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Multimillion-dollar settlements OK’d in psychiatric hospital, prison lawsuits
The settlements deal with hepatitis C among those in the state’s prisons and jails and the abuse of a patient at Whiting Forensic Hospital.