Connecticut prisons offer college courses, but a lack of space, resources is limiting enrollment

Thousands of incarcerated people in Connecticut want to enroll in higher education. Financial aid is available, but limited space and resources in the state's prison system have prevented the ...

Attorney: AG’s office is ‘victim-blaming’ in prison sex assault case

Civil rights attorney Alex Taubes alleged in a letter to Attorney General William Tong on Tuesday that his office had engaged ...
CT Insider on MSN

CT judge allows lawsuit over inmate's death to move forward

H ARTFORD - A lawsuit accusing state prison officials of failing to properly diagnose and treat a disease that ultimately ...
CT Insider on MSN

CT lawmakers want transferred female inmate who was assaulted returned to state

A group of Democratic lawmakers are calling for the return of a female inmate who was sexually assaulted by prison guards and ...
The Middletown Press

Attorney representing family of inmate who died in CT prison: 'I haven't heard an apology'

The attorney for the family of Alan Alterisi argued Monday that a review of his death while at Osborn Correctional ...

After outrage over ‘instigator’ email, Connecticut AG defends handling of prison sexual assault case

In response to backlash, the attorney general says the state "strongly disputes Ms. Gregory’s claim and is defending the case ...
Times Union

Amid controversy, CT still seeking more profit from inmate calls

Even as lawmakers consider making inmate phone calls free, some state agencies are seeking greater profit from prison telecommunications, records obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media reveal. The ...