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CT uses probation more aggressively than other states, new data shows
CT Insider
By Alex Putterman via CT Insider Published May 23, 2023 While Connecticut has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the nation, the state uses probation more aggressively than most […]
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Another prisoner has died while in custody at Rikers jail
Pix11 News
By: Matthew Euzarraga via Pix11 News NEW YORK (PIX11) – An inmate has died while in custody at the Rikers Island Jail Complex, the Department of Correction said Wednesday. Rubu […]
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Elected officials, community groups call for federal takeover of Rikers Island
News12 The Bronx
By: News 12 Staff via News12 The Bronx Elected officials and community groups rallied outside U.S. District Court of Manhattan Thursday pushing for the federal government to take over Rikers [……
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The Bronx Social Justice and Anti-Violence Forums | Katal Center
The Bronx Social Justice and Anti-Violence Forums
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Katal Center Gives Update On Bail Issues At NY Capitol
MediaSanctuary
By: MediaSanctuary via SoundCloud The debate over whether or not to rollback recent reforms to bail has held up the state budget for 18 days past the deadline. While the […]
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Kenyatta Muzzanni: The Connecticut Juvenile Training School should be demolished
Hartford Courant
By: Kenyatta Muzzanni via Hartford Courant For 20 years our politicians force-fed us a line that the Connecticut Juvenile Training School was an educational institution when it was actually…
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Dismantling Middletown’s Dark Past: A Tumultuous History of Juvenile Incarceration and the Future of the CJTS
The Wesleyan Argus
By: Carolyn Neugarten via The Wesleyan Argus The remains of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School (CJTS), a jarring ring of six cement and brick buildings, lie among the rows of […]
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Activists vow to protect bail reform and close Rikers Island at Manhattan rally
By: Gabriele Holtermann via AMNY On the last day of Black History Month, around 40 protestors gathered outside Governor Kathy Hochul’s Manhattan office, demanding the governor lay off her proposed […
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Protesters gather at former CT Juvenile Training School, calling for state to ‘bulldoze’ building
The Middletown Press
By: Cassandra Day via The MiddleTown Press MIDDLETOWN — About 25 people gathered at the now closed Connecticut Juvenile Training School on River Road to protest against any school being lo…
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Advocates want Middletown youth prison kept closed amid talks to reopen as a charter school
WSHU Public Radio
By: Molly Ingram via WSHU Public Radio Connecticut advocates want a former youth prison in Middletown to be demolished. They say children at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, which closed [&he…
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Capital Prep Charter School Middletown decides against ex-juvenile detention center location
The Middletown Press
By: Cassandra Day via The Middletown Press MIDDLETOWN — The group behind a proposed Capital Preparatory Middletown Charter School said Friday it will no longer pursue the idea of building…
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First Rikers detainee dies in 2023
Amsterdam News
By: Tandy Lau via Amsterdam News Marvin Pines is the first person to die in Department of Corrections (DOC) custody this year. The 65-year-old was pronounced dead at the North […]
