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Yale: Release Connecticut’s Prisoners? Health Experts, Activists Urge “Decarceration” to Slow Pandemic
Yale School of Public Health
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 12, 2020 Member…
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New Haven Independent: Activists Press “Harm Reduction” Response to Covid-19
The New Haven Independent
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, drug users, and the…
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CT Mirror: Federal judge denies state request to dismiss ACLU prison lawsuit
CT Mirror
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, 2020 A federal…
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Eyewitness News CT: Protesters demand release of women at York to keep them safe from COVID-19
Eyewitness News 3
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 (WFSB) – Protesters and family…
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Middletown Press: Coronavirus cases triple in prisons, prompting new outrage
Middletown Press
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 staff and inmates in…
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Hartford Courant: Connecticut seeks dismissal of prisoners’ Coronavirus lawsuit as Covid-19 cases in state’s prison soar
Hartford Courant
Connecticut Seeks Dismissal of Prisoners’ Coronavirus Lawsuit as Covid-19 cases in state’s prison soar By Associated Press via Hartford Courant | Published April 15, 2020 Read the full…
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CT News Junkie: State reports first inmate death from Covid-19; advocates demand meeting
CT News Junkie
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 after the state’s…
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Hartford Courant: Covid-19 death toll now 554 in Connecticut; state parks quickly reach capacity over the weekend
Hartford Courant
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 toll from COVID-19 reached 554 in…
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NBC CT: Protesters fight for prisoners to be released because of Coronavirus
NBC CT
Protesters Fight For Prisoners to Be Released Because of Coronavirus By Angela Fortuna via NBC CT | Published April 12, 2020 Family members of incarcerated people and community groups in Connect…
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workers world: prisoners resist execution by virus
Workers World
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 filthy hellholes. Medical [&hell…
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CT Mirror: A noisy protest, then prison chief confirms he has been reducing inmate population
CT Mirror
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 LYO…
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Fox 61 CT: Governor responds to prison safety concerns; Correction Officers ask for more PPE
FOX 61 CT
Governor responds to prison safety concerns; Correction Officers Ask for more PPE “As of this afternoon, our overall population count has dropped by 727 since the first of March,” said [&h…
