Claim: Solitary confinement and in-cell shackling amounts to discrimination against prisoners with mental illnesses
ACLU of Connecticut
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Advocates call for closure of Northern Correctional, reinvestment in community supports
The coalition says the $19 million spent annually to run the prison can help provide housing services and employment.
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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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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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Law enforcement gears up for Election Day as advocates worry about police at the polls
Registrars of voters can request police protection if they anticipate trouble. But it’s uncommon for officials to request the help.
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Amid COVID and calls for systemic change, Angel Quiros takes the lead at the DOC
A 31-year veteran of the agency, Quiros pledges to close prisons and improve technology in prisons and jails.
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DOC’s latest COVID results: a 3% positive rate among inmates
The positive rate dropped six percentage points compared to the first round of mass testing
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Amid a reckoning on police violence, Criminal Justice Commission deadlocks on inspector general nomination
It’s not clear what happens next.
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Judge approves COVID-19 prison lawsuit over inmate objections
Hundreds of inmates say the settlement between the state and the ACLU of CT doesn’t do enough.
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Police accountability bill revives decades-long debate about investigative subpoena power
State’s attorneys say they need it to investigative police use of deadly force. Advocates fear a “legislative slippery slope.”
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The state and the ACLU of CT reached a class-action agreement. Some inmates say it’s not enough
Respondents called for resuming family visits and releasing more people to spare them from catching the virus.
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Amid calls for action, Chief State’s Attorney picks the status quo
Many law enforcement officials are using George Floyd’s death to support police reform in Connecticut. Not Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo.
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ACLU and state settles COVID-19 prison lawsuit
The Department of Correction has already instituted most of the agreement’s provisions, state officials said.
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Inmates seeking compassionate release face laws not built for COVID-19
The virus lays bare the limitations sick inmates have in petitioning authorities for release from prison.
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Federal judge denies state request to dismiss ACLU prison lawsuit
The case remains ongoing, keeping advocates’ hope alive that more inmates will be released from prison and safe from COVID-19.