Our Justice Coverage
Stories about the justice system in Connecticut: law enforcement, courts, prisons and incarceration, juvenile justice and public corruption.
Kosta Diamantis is a fugitive who hasn’t quite disappeared
Kosta Diamantis has conducted many interviews with CT media since he failed to appear at his sentencing last week. His goal: a pardon.
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Will Kosta Diamantis get jail time? Judge gets wildly different asks
A judge was presented with two wildly different proposals for how to sentence the former public official convicted of bribery and extortion.
Defamation suit by GOP candidate Jonathan De Barros dismissed
He did not dispute he was convicted of shooting two men, but claimed he cannot be called a murderer due to an appellate decision and a pardon.
Lindsay Clancy case spotlights parts of motherhood we don’t talk about
The case will end in a mistrial — but the frustrations raised by women around maternal mental health and racial inequities aren’t going away.
Wanda Geter-Pataky, Alfredo Castillo opt for jury trials in ballot cases
Two Democratic officials in Bridgeport, accused of crimes related to absentee ballots, rejected plea offers Tuesday and opted to go to trial.
Parents are being held responsible for their kids’ crimes under new laws
Across the US, lawmakers and prosecutors seeking ways to respond to youth crime and public disorder are asking: Where were their parents?
CT inspector general rules prison death a suicide
The OIG determined that Segundo Gamboy Guaranda died by suicide. Tt also found CT Dept. of Correction was ‘negligent’ in monitoring his cell.
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