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Three years after abolishing the death penalty, the state’s highest court spared the lives of all 11 men who were already on death row when the law took effect

One hotly debated issue is whether service as a veteran of the armed forces should count for more than it does under the current selection standards

Steven Hayes sued the Department of Correction in August, alleging it would not serve him a kosher diet

Officials will examine placement, provide more information and hold meetings with town leaders

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

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

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

Advocates and officials with the Department of Children and Families are starting to talk privately about getting the 16-year-old out of prison and crafting a suitable treatment program

Review could add as much as four months onto an inmate’s sentence, which could exacerbate prison crowding

Lawmakers voted 30-13 to advance the bill that would replace capital punishment with life imprisonment in first-degree murder cases