Hilary Carpenter listened to harsh criticism about her nomination to the CT prison oversight role and choice to not withdraw her candidacy.
Connecticut Department of Correction
Hilary Carpenter nomination for prison ombuds role saved by committee
Lawmakers had previously cast an 8-8 vote against Hilary Carpenter, but on Tuesday advanced the governor’s pick to the full CT legislature.
Many struggle with addiction during, after incarceration. Will CT use opioid settlement funds to help?
Part of CT’s opioid settlement money could go to addressing the crisis’ effect on incarcerated people, many of whom struggle with addiction.
Lamont appoints Hilary Carpenter to DOC ombudsperson role
Gov. Ned Lamont’s selection for independent DOC oversight goes against the Correction Advisory Committee’s choice of attorney Ken Krayeske.
CT attorney Ken Krayeske recommended to lead DOC oversight
After a hearing, CT’s prison oversight committee recommended civil rights lawyer Ken Krayeske to help oversee the Department of Correction.
CT advocates renew call for transparency ahead of prison oversight hearing
A day before a hearing tied to independent oversight of the CT Department of Correction, advocates reignited calls for transparency and accountability.
Prioritizing reentry from prison will boost CT’s economy, report says
A new report recommends that Connecticut implement policies to help people leaving incarceration fill the void caused by the workforce shortage.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
State to close only ‘supermax’ prison, Northern Correctional Institution
Northern’s dwindling population and extreme “supermax” model made it a natural choice for closure.
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
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.