Younger people with chronic medical conditions feel left behind by the governor’s new vaccine plan, which prioritizes by age.
Kathy Flaherty
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COVID lawsuit against CVH and Whiting hospitals dismissed
With vaccines for patients on the horizon, plaintiffs agreed to the case’s dismissal.
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Competency exams are being used in more criminal cases, even as criminal court dockets shrink
Courts’ use of competency exams increased while the criminal docket shrunk between 2015 and 2019.
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State to test everyone held in prisons, jails and psychiatric facilities for COVID-19
Officials aim to complete all the testing by the end of June.
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Watchdog organization calls for ‘drastic change’ at Whiting Forensic Hospital
Another investigation of Whiting Forensic, a state-run psychiatric facility, calls for significant reforms.
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Sen. Osten asks Sentencing Commission to study mental illness in CT prisons
Osten believes identifying the number of mentally ill people who are incarcerated, and their treatment needs, will allow the state to keep people out of prison.
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Mental illness is a distraction in conversations on gun violence, advocates say
Advocates and lawmakers say it’s imperative to untangle the issue of mental illness from mass shootings and address the real problem: access to guns.