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

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      

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

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

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

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

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

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

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