The state Senate gave final legislative approval early Wednesday of a sweeping police accountability bill.
Gary Winfield
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Blue Lives, Black Lives and sharp lines on police accountability bill
Democratic leaders struggled to keep its majority caucus united behind passage of a sweeping police accountability bill Thursday.
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Towns worried they won’t find insurance to cover police abuse claims
“One bad case could mean tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars in damages,” said Joe DeLong, CCM.
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‘Zooming’ their way to a special session on police reforms
A police accountability bill is nearly finished. Plans for how the legislature will function in special session are not.
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Demand grows for lawmakers to act on police accountability reforms
As a task force met to discuss police accountability reforms, faith leaders announced they will fast for part of each day until a special legislative session is convened.
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A Minnesota death resonates in Connecticut: ‘A constant message that our lives don’t matter’
George Floyd’s killing evokes painful memories and concerns among the families of young black men slain in Connecticut by police.
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For people with relatives in prison, coronavirus makes calls more urgent – and harder to afford
Coronavirus makes relatives want to connect with their incarcerated relatives. But its economic impacts have made the calls’ costs unwieldy.
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First incarcerated person dies as COVID-19 spikes behind bars
Family members with incarcerated loved ones are amplifying their calls for the governor to release more people from Connecticut prisons.
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Lamont says no prison releases because of COVID-19 despite pressure from advocates
Despite the governor’s statements, more people were released from prison so far this month than in the same period in previous years.
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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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Winfield to swap out Lamont’s Clean Slate bill with a broader measure
The proposal would include the automatic erasure of most misdemeanors and certain felonies after a person stays conviction-free for roughly seven years.
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Dulos, money bail and an ongoing conversation about bond reform
The day Fotis Dulos originally posted a $6 million bail, 438 people were locked up pretrial on bonds of less than $20,000.
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Picking up the baton: criminal justice reform moves slowly forward
Lawmakers passed several bills in the first legislative session of Gov. Ned Lamont’s tenure that build on his predecessor’s landmark criminal justice reforms.
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Legislature musters enough votes to override Malloy housing veto
The General Assembly dealt a blow to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s housing agenda Monday after legislators voted narrowly to override his veto of a bill that loosens the state’s affordable housing standards.