Third death confirmed in CT prisons in less than a week as DOC launches probe, officials say

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'Recurring failures' in CT prison system threaten health, safety of inmates and staff, report says

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The door entrance to the shower at Cheshire Correctional Institution was one of many problems cited in a report on the conditions ...

3 deaths in CT prisons this week, including Maryam Khan attacker

Andrey Desmond, who was serving a 5-year sentence for a 2023 assault on state Rep. Maryam Khan, was found unresponsive in his ...

Public hearing highlight frustrations over Connecticut prison conditions after state watchdog report

Imagine being in a building covered in mold and infested with rats. That’s the reality for correction officers and inmates across Connecticut, according to a scathing report from a state watchdog. A ...
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CT prisons offer college courses. Lack of space, resources is limiting enrollment

Students Dantaisha Flowers and Angelina Jamele participate in a "College and Career Success” class at York Correctional Institution through a partnership between Wesleyan University and CT State ...

‘I am scared’: Friends, family voice concern for inmates following report on Connecticut prisons

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Community members had a chance to weigh in Thursday night on a recently-released report about the state of Connecticut’s prisons. The Correction Advisory Committee held a ...
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'Recurring failures' in CT prison system threaten health, safety of inmates and staff, report says

The state Department of Correction is seeing "recurring failures" affecting conditions of confinement, including unsanitary conditions, repeated lockdowns used to deal with staff shortages, and ...