The rally came an hour after the Public Health Committee agreed to hold a public hearing on a related bill.
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Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo to retire in wake of investigation
The Criminal Justice Commission was prepared to vote Wednesday to open a case against Colangelo in which formal charges could be presented.
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Gov. Lamont pitches an extra $64 million for police, public safety
Lamont proposed a slew of new initiatives, including a task force to work with neighboring states to track down the source of illegal weapons.
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FBI investigating projects related to fired state official Kosta Diamantis
The FBI is investigating the reconstruction of the State Pier in New London and school construction grants overseen by Kosta Diamantis.
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After a poor start, CT’s anti-racial profiling effort is making progress
CT’s efforts to address racial profiling by police have improved, and new legislation could soon change how police approach traffic stops.
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CT Supreme Court tosses 60-year term of man judge called ‘superpredator’
The ” superpredator theory” relied on materially false racial stereotypes that perpetuate systemic inequities, the court wrote.
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Parole board shortens sentences of 11 men who committed crimes when they were young
With these commutations, the Board of Pardons and Paroles is recognizing the science of juvenile brain development.
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Top prosecutor’s fate will await completion of investigation, judge says
The Criminal Justice Commission is awaiting results of an investigation into the chief state’s attorney hiring of an official’s daughter.
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As omicron spreads, CT’s prison system isn’t spared
More than 1,000 Department of Correction employees and 600 incarcerated people have the virus.
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Federal investigators: Conditions at youth prison violate children’s constitutional rights
Feds find that prison officials put kids in punitive solitary confinement, provide inadequate mental health and special education services.
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Coming soon: Data on police officers’ use of force in Connecticut
The data will help show how police use force, along with the demographics of those who are subjected to it.
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A cancer patient was sent to prison for DUI. Two months later, he was dead from COVID.
William Lamprecht told his sentencing judge, “I’m immunocompromised, you know. I’m 62 years old. It’s just a little scary.”
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Cox granted compassionate release, one month after commutation
Originally serving 75 years for several violent crimes, Cox could have died in prison if his sentence hadn’t been commuted.
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CT’s strict vaccine mandate for medical staff doesn’t apply to prisons
Over 600 corrections employees can test weekly in lieu of being vaccinated against COVID-19, a CT Mirror analysis has found.
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As Congress moves to change military sexual assault prosecutions, attacks continue to haunt survivors
Congress is poised to take action that would put the responsibility for prosecuting sexual assault cases on independent military lawyers.