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Where are CT’s incarcerated from? New data shows prison and jail population by ZIP code
By Alex Putterman via CT Insider People incarcerated in Connecticut come mostly from large cities, new data shows, though nearly every town in the state has at least some portion […]
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We Don’t Need a ‘Plan B,’ Mayor Adams; New York City Needs You to Shut Rikers Down
By Yonah Zeitz via Gotham Gazette As the crisis on Rikers Island continues and the death toll soars, Mayor Eric Adams told New Yorkers last week that there needs to be […]
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Families demand a plan to stop COVID spread in prisons
By: Sujata Srinivasan via Connecticut Public Radio Supporters of incarcerated people gathered in front of the Department of Correction (DOC) headquarters in Wethersfield Wednesday to demand that the L…
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After 30 COVID-19 deaths, protestors call for increased protections in Connecticut prisons
By Molly Ingram via WSHU Activists gathered outside Connecticut’s Department of Correction headquarters on Wednesday to demand stricter COVID-19 guidelines in state prisons. In total, 30 Connecticut…
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Claudia Cupe: Better COVID-19 plan needed in CT Department of Correction
By Claudia Cupe via Hartford Courant For the past two years, I’ve watched my loved ones suffer at the hands of the Connecticut Department of Correction because Gov. Ned Lamont […]
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Thousands access faster freedom with ‘Less is More’
By: David Lombardo via the CapitolPress Room
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Katal Corner- Organizing for Reproductive Justice & More
By Kenyatta Muzzanni via NorthEnd Agent’s Late last month, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which established the constitutional right to an abortion. The decision came as no surprise to […
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Inmates sue over ‘unsafe and unacceptable’ COVID conditions in CT prisons
By Lisa Backus via CT Insider At least five inmates filed lawsuits against Gov. Ned Lamont and state Department of Correction officials in June, seeking $500,000 in damages after contracting [……
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After Roe V Wade Then What? Women & The LGBTQIA Communities Are Under Assault
By: Garnett Ankle via WPKN Community Radio LGBTQIA and Women’s Reproductive Rights are under attack in the United States. The nearly fifty year old federal law, Roe V Wade has […]
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Navigating the Perils of Community Supervision — and Working Together to Make Change
By: gabriel sayegh via Medium.com When my brother Malakkar was finally released from federal prison, his family and friends were of course relieved. But we were also nervous, because the […]
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Katal Corner- June 23, 2022
By Kenyatta Muzzanni via NorthEnd Agent’s The Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice is a grassroots, community-based organization devoted to developing the people, policies, institutions…
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Less Incarceration, More Safety
By: Victoria Law via The Progressive Magazine In 2007, Derek Singletary was twenty-two years old and rebuilding his life after being incarcerated for a drug charge. He had enrolled in […]
