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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 Com…
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Newton Bee: State ACLU Files Suit to Protect State Prison Inmates
Newton Bee
State ACLU Files Suit To Protect State Prison Inmates By John Voket via the Newton Bee Twelve days after the State Department of Corrections reported its first officer testing positive for COVID-19 a…
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CT News Junkie: Calls to release some inmates grows louder
CT News Junkie
calls to release some inmates grows louder by Lisa Backus via CT News Junkie | Mar 28, 2020 HARTFORD, CT — Joshua Frazer said Thursday his brother’s biggest fear while incarcerated during th…
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Republican American: Prison reform advocates call on Gov. Lamont to release some prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak
Republican American
Prison reform advocates call on Gov. Lamont to release some prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak BY JONATHAN SHUGARTS REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN via Republican American March 26, 2020 HARTFORD — Advocates…
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Daily News: Coronavirus should drive state lawmakers to pass parole act: Lippman Commission
Daily News
Coronavirus should drive state lawmakers to pass parole act: Lippman Commission By CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS via Daily News The commission that backed the push to Close Rikers is calling for state lawmak…
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New Haven Register: Hundreds call for release from prisons to protect inmates from coronavirus
New Haven Register
new haven register: hundreds call for release from prisons to protect inmates from coronavirus Hundreds call for release from prisons to protect inmates from coronavirus by Ed Stannard via New Haven…
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Hartford Courant: A criminal record should not be a lifetime sentence; that’s why we need the clean slate law
Hartford Courant
A criminal record should not be a lifetime sentence; that’s why we need the clean slate law By ASTI JACKSON and PHIL KENT via Hartford Courant Last year, we championed a bill that would have crea…
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Gotham Gazette: De Blasio sanders endorsement fallout; reckoning with bBoomberg’s record; Cuomo’s budget amendments; & more: the week ahead in New York politics, February 17
Gotham Gazette
De Blasio Sanders Endorsement Fallout; Reckoning with Bloomberg’s Record; Cuomo’s Budget Amendments; & More: The Week Ahead in New York Politics, February 17 February 17, 2020 | by …
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CT Mirror: Proposals to ease post-prison transitions en route to lawmakers this session
CT Mirror
Proposals to ease post-prison transitions en route to lawmakers this session by Kelan Lyons via CT Mirror | February 14, 2020 Members of a task force studying how people’s criminal records negati…
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The Crime Report: Rethinking the nation’s prisons: Is America ready for reform?
Crime Report
Rethinking the Nation’s Prisons: Is America Ready for Reform? By TCR Staff via Crime Report | February 6, 2020 About 20 of the country’s leading experts, practitioners and policymakers on corr…
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Brooklyn Reporter: Brooklyn lawmakers seek to create hate crime exemption in bail reform law
Brooklyn Reporter
Brooklyn lawmakers seek to create hate crime exemption in bail reform law BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK via Brooklyn Reporter | JANUARY 16, 2020 BOROUGHWIDE — Following a recent spike in anti-Semitic i…
