Connecticut

Conn. bill imposes stiffer penalties for juvenile offenders

Proponents hope the bill will crackdown on repeat offenders and reduce rising car thefts by juveniles

Bill limiting solitary confinement goes to Conn. governor for signature

“It doesn’t eliminate the use of solitary confinement, but it puts significant restrictions on its use," said Rep. Steven Stafstrom

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Conn. legislature looks to establish oversight for prison healthcare

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Senate Bill 448 would create a commission to oversee the DOC's administration of healthcare

Conn. lawmakers question $3,500 bonuses for state employees, including COs, in union deal

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“I don’t think we should be rewarding government when families across Connecticut are struggling," Senate Republican leader Kevin Kelly said

Appeals court: Conn. inmates don't have a right to pornography

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The court upheld a 2012 CT DOC policy banning it from prisons with the stated goal of eliminating a hostile work environment

Conn.'s incarcerated population reaches lowest level in 30 years

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For the first time since April 1990, the number has dropped below 9,000

2 Conn. COs seriously injured after inmate attack

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"We fault the facility warden and his supervisory staff for creating an atmosphere that puts us at risk," the leader of a local union representing corrections staff said

Conn. police probe whether inmate had loaded gun in courthouse

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A loaded .308-caliber handgun was found in a trash can at the correctional facility

Police: Man charged in 6 killings called van 'murder mobile'

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An East Coast drifter accused of being a serial killer told fellow prison inmates that he killed seven people in Connecticut in 2003

Conn. inmate attempts to escape from Hartford Correctional Center

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The inmate attempted to escape Saturday afternoon by hiding in the back of a truck, but was caught before he got outside

Report: Fewer Conn. prisoners held in solitary confinement

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Study found that 70 men, or 0.5 percent of the overall male inmate population in Connecticut, were held in administrative segregation in 2013

Conn. to award $4 million to wrongful incarceration of correctional officer

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Lawrence J. Miller was wrongfully imprisoned for a dozen years for a brutal 1981 double assault

Conn. correctional officer's off-duty death ruled a homicide

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Fell and hit his head during a scuffle at a May 29 concert

Tattoos lead to capture of suspect in frying-pan murder

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U.S. deputy marshal spotted the tattoo when he pulled alongside Danei Washington Gordon as he rode a bicycle

Death penalty ruling may pave way for national abolitionists

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Thursday's ruling found capital punishment violates the Connecticut constitution, but the justices backed their decision by citing what abolitionists say are universal problems with the death penalty

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