More than 1,000 Department of Correction employees and 600 incarcerated people have the virus.
Connecticut Department of Correction
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Data show decrease in prison sex abuse reports, but survivors say fear and ambivalence persist
Reports of prison rape have decreased over time, from 182 in 2015 to 94 in 2019, but the problem persists.
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With solitary confinement bill vetoed, hopes dashed for return of ombudsman
Connecticut had a prison ombudsman for 37 years. The PROTECT Act would have staffed the office. Then Lamont vetoed it.
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Seeking to protect the incarcerated, federal judge rejects Hepatitis C prison lawsuit settlement
The judge said that a broad section of the agreement could have prevented prisoners from suing for any reason.
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Writing from their prison cells, the incarcerated submit testimony about their time in solitary confinement
One man wrote from his cell at Northern that solitary confinement is a “prison system within a prison system.”
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State to close only ‘supermax’ prison, Northern Correctional Institution
Northern’s dwindling population and extreme “supermax” model made it a natural choice for closure.
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Lawsuit seeks to keep prisoners with mental illness out of Northern Correctional
Claim: Solitary confinement and in-cell shackling amounts to discrimination against prisoners with mental illnesses
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Michael Ferrigon had asthma and diabetes. The state transferred him to the prison with the most COVID deaths.
Many who died of COVID in prison were serving life sentences. But none of them was sentenced to death.
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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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State settles lawsuit with woman who delivered her baby in a prison toilet
The state attorney general’s office refused Tuesday to disclose the amount of the settlement it reached with Tianna Laboy.
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DOC emails show officials were aware of prison health care problems years before taking over from UConn
Top prison officials were so concerned about the shortcomings they privately assembled a team to improve inmate health care.
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Lamont names Angel Quiros as next DOC commissioner
A 30-year Department of Correction employee, Quiros has been interim commissioner since July 1.
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In an election emphasizing absentee ballots, state officials stepping up to help prisoners vote
More than 2,000 incarcerated people are eligible to vote. This year, state officials are helping them cast their ballots.