Despite the governor’s statements, more people were released from prison so far this month than in the same period in previous years.
Connecticut Department of Correction
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The DOC, with a first COVID-19 case, still hasn’t announced a plan for inmate release
“What are they waiting for? For them to get sick? If my husband gets sick, I might lose him.”
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Winfield asks Department of Correction for more details on its COVID-19 plan
“I believe the public should have a sense of what we’re doing so no one is taken by surprise.”
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COVID-19 brings visitor suspensions, free phone calls to state prisons
The suspension is indefinite as the state continually monitors the spread of COVID-19.
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Elderly prison population vulnerable to potential coronavirus outbreak
Advocates are worried about the impact of a COVID-19 outbreak on the state’s elderly prison population.
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Books behind bars: Pilot Pell Grant program helps inmates look toward the future
“We want them to be able to get out, get a job, get themselves back on their feet and really succeed in their life,” an instructor said of his incarcerated students.
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Advocates push to curtail solitary confinement in CT prisons
The proposal would create a mechanism for the oversight of DOC procedures, and strengthen incarcerated people’s social bonds to their communities and families.
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DOC investigating death of inmate at Osborn Correctional Institution
The Waterbury man died after suffering a contusion to the back of his head during a fall.
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Council gets input from incarcerated people about discrimination
Inmates expressed concerns about housing and employment discrimination, and fear over licensure and life insurance for people with criminal records.
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From prison to the grave
Former inmates now make up the majority of people who die from drug overdoses in Connecticut.
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Best of 2019: One year after DOC took over inmate health care, troubles persist
A year after the Department of Correction took over inmate medical care, the system remains plagued by staffing shortages that workers say puts patients at risk.
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Advocates want to recycle CT’s wasted prescription drugs. The state says it’s already doing that.
Social service advocates were hoping to change a state law so they could funnel unused prescription drugs to the uninsured. But a 20-year-old, little-known program is scuttling their plans.
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State officials mum on reforms at York following prison birth report
The Department of Correction and the governor’s office won’t say whether the state has implemented reforms in the wake of a 19-year-old giving birth in her prison cell.
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DOC medical staff erred in treatment of pregnant inmate, internal probe says
An internal investigation found medical staff’s conduct and lack of training resulted in a baby being born in a prison cell toilet.
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As feds eye treatment of juveniles at Manson Youth Institution, its adult population falls
The number of young adults at Manson fell by 42% after the Department of Correction closed two units at the Cheshire facility this year and transferred those inmates to other prisons.
