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[Incarcerated person] leaps to death on Rikers Island in NY. 37th death in 2 years
AsAmNews
By: Randall via Asamnews.com Authorities at Rikers Island say an inmate identified as Rubu Zhao jumped to his death this weekend at the New York City jail, reports the Daily News. […]
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Probation is utilized more assertively by CT than by other states, As reported in statistics.
BollyInside
By: Nathaniel Wright via BollyInside Connecticut has a high rate of probation usage, with over 30,000 people currently on probation, As reported in a report by the Prison Policy Initiative […]
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Connecticut incarceration rates are low, but probation rates aren’t
WSHU Public Radio
By: Molly Ingram via WSHU Public Radio Almost 1% of Connecticut’s population is on probation. That’s 30,000 people — and three times the amount of people incarcerated in the state. […]
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Report: Connecticut Has Aggressive Probation Practices
CT News Junkie
By Christine Stuart via CT News Junkie Published May 23, 2023 Connecticut’s use of community corrections, particularly aggressive probation tactics, traps thousands of people in the correctional sys…
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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 […
