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With solitary confinement bill vetoed, hopes dashed for return of ombudsman

Avatar photo by Kelan Lyons August 1, 2021 @ 5:00 amJune 30, 2022 @ 5:01 pm

Connecticut had a prison ombudsman for 37 years. The PROTECT Act would have staffed the office. Then Lamont vetoed it.

A person wearing a cross and a blue shirt with the phrase, 'People Not Prisons."
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CT’s prison population shrunk during the pandemic. Will it last?

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Kelan Lyons and Kasturi Pananjady April 13, 2021 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:50 am

The historic declines coincide with a demand for equity as racial disparities in the incarcerated populate have widened during COVID-19.

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Amid COVID and calls for systemic change, Angel Quiros takes the lead at the DOC

Avatar photo by Kelan Lyons October 6, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:41 am

A 31-year veteran of the agency, Quiros pledges to close prisons and improve technology in prisons and jails.

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Mirror announces ‘Policy Pairings Series’ — Four Issues, Four Breweries

by Staff report March 20, 2015 @ 5:28 amAugust 3, 2022 @ 4:36 pm

Four Connecticut homegrown breweries will serve as the backdrops for discussion of pressing state issues as The Connecticut Mirror launches its first “Policy Pairings Series.” Two events are scheduled for April and two for May at locations across the state. Tickets are available starting today at ctmirrorpairings.org.

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Beth Bye brings passion, toughness to budget chairmanship

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf March 13, 2014 @ 5:15 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:18 pm

Sen. Beth Bye: “Those of us who have been through some of the challenges of discrimination, when you go through something this hard, you come out strong. I think it’s a critical part of who I am.”

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