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new haven register: ‘we didn’t sign up for this’: not essential during a storm but essential now
‘We didn’t sign up for this’: Not essential during a storm but essential now Jordan Fenster via New Haven Register | May 14, 2020 Rohan Trevon Brow…
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yale: release connecticut’s prisoners? health experts, activists urge “decarceration” to slow pandemic
Release Connecticut’s Prisoners? Health Experts, Activists Urge “Decarceration” to Slow Pandemic by Sayuri Gavaskar, Jeanna Lucci-Canapari via Yale School of Public Health | May 1…
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new haven independent: activists press “harm reduction” response to covid-19
Activists Press “Harm Reduction” Response To Covid-19 by THOMAS BREEN via The New Haven Independent | May 8, 2020 Town and gown advocates for the incarcerated, sex workers, d…
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ct mirror: federal judge denies state request to dismiss aclu prison lawsuit
Federal judge denies state request to dismiss ACLU prison lawsuit The class-action suit requests mass prison releases in light of COVID-19 by KELAN LYONS via The CT Mirror | MAY 6…
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eyewitness news ct: protesters demand release of women at york to keep them safe from covid-19
Protesters demand release of women at York to keep them safe from COVID-19 Rob Polansky, Mike Savino via Eyewitness News 3 | Posted Apr 23, 2020 NIANTIC, CT…
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middletown press: coronavirus cases triple in prisons, prompting new outrage
Coronavirus cases triple in prisons, prompting new outrage By Kaitlyn Krasselt via The Middletown Press | Thursday, April 16, 2020 As confirmed cases of coronavirus surge among s…
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hartford courant: connecticut seeks dismissal of prisoners’ coronavirus lawsuit as covid-19 cases in state’s prison soar
Connecticut Seeks Dismissal of Prisoners’ Coronavirus Lawsuit as Covid-19 cases in state’s prison soar via Hartford Courant | Published April 15, 2020 Read the full articl…
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ct news junkie: state reports first inmate death from covid-19; advocates demand meeting
State Reports First Inmate Death From COVID-19; Advocates Demand Meeting by Lisa Backus via CT News Junkie | Apr 14, 2020 Advocates are demanding a meeting with Gov. Ned Lamont a…
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hartford courant: covid-19 death toll now 554 in connecticut; state parks quickly reach capacity over the weekend
COVID-19 death toll now 554 in Connecticut; state parks quickly reach capacity over the weekend By JESSE LEAVENWORTH via HARTFORD COURANT | APR 12, 2020 The death t…
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nbc ct: protesters fight for prisoners to be released because of coronavirus
Protesters Fight For Prisoners to Be Released Because of Coronavirus By Angela Fortuna via NBC CT | Published April 12, 2020 Family members of incarcerated peop…
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workers world: prisoners resist execution by virus
Prisoners resist execution by virus By Gloria Rubac via Workers World | posted on April 7, 2020 On a good day, most of the 5,000 prisons and jails in the U.S. are filth…
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ct mirror: a noisy protest, then prison chief confirms he has been reducing inmate population
A noisy protest, then prison chief confirms he has been reducing inmate population Corrections Commissioner Rollin Cook says his COVID-19 priorities have been older and high-risk inmates by KELAN…