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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 in 2…
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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 Infirmary Command (NIC)…
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WHY DID CITY COUNCIL AGAIN CANCEL OVERSIGHT HEARING ON VIOLENT NYPD SRG GROUP?
Black Star News
BY: ACLU via Black Star News NEW YORK CITY – Monday morning, the NYCLU, advocates and elected officials rallied outside of City Hall demanding transparency and accountability from the NYPD Strategic…
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CT’s largest prison facility was quietly locked down amid COVID spike: ‘It takes a toll’
CT Insider
By: Alex Putterman via CT Insider COVID-19 cases in Connecticut prisons have spiked this winter, Department of Correction data shows, resulting in a multi-week lockdown at the state’s largest fa…
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Willard facility slated to close as prison population declines
The CT Mirror
By: Jaden Edison via The CT Mirror The state will close Willard Correctional Institution in Enfield by April 1, officials said Tuesday, making the prison the third in the last two years to cease opera…
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Correctional facility in Enfield slated to close this spring, state officials say
The CT Insider
By: Caroline Tien via CT Insider ENFIELD — One of the state’s 20 correctional institutions will shut down this spring as the prison population continues to drop. The Willard Correctional…
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78 ORGANIZATIONS DENOUNCE ADAMS BUDGET PROPOSALS IN CITY COUNCIL LETTER
Black Star News
By: Communities United for Police Reform via Black Star News New York, NY – Wednesday, 78 organizations sent a letter calling on Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council to end the Mayor’s…
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Why Are Slashings Surging in City Jails? We Asked Four People With Inside Knowledge.
The City
By: Reuven Blau via The City The figures are grim: There were 477 stabbings and slashings in New York City jails last year. That’s up from 420 in 2021 and 121 in 2020, according to correction depart…
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Inmate Deaths, Threat Of Federal Takeover Will Determine The Fate Of Rikers Island
African American Voice
By: Alan J. Krawitz via African American Voice NEW YORK — Rikers Island jail is waging its own war. At issue is whether a federal receiver takes the reins of the jail from New York City 
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Deadly year in Rikers with 19 deaths in DOC custody
Amsterdam News
By: Tandy Lau via Amsterdam News Edgardo Mejias is the 19th person to die in—or shortly after in—Department of Corrections (DOC) custody this year. The 39-year-old was pronounced dead at the Anna…
