The Accountability Project is an investigative reporting initiative from Connecticut Public. Our team of reporters provide a deep focus on Connecticut issues including education, the economy, business, housing and government. The investigative reporting team is part of CT Public’s larger strategic plan to expand news and information gathering statewide, and restore trust and accountability in our state.
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- Producer’s Circle
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Members of the state's Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee are looking at how to provide more equitable access diversionary programs.
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iLab Consultants, a software quality assurance company, will help Connecticut assess ongoing issues with its electronic record-keeping systems and accelerate criminal record erasures.
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A workgroup of the state's Juvenile Justice and Policy Oversight Committee is studying access to diversionary programs for youth.
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Hartford police officer charged after hospital incident
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A water main break cut off water at the Osborn, Robinson and Cybulski correctional facilities in Enfield and Somers, according to prison officials.
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As an investigative reporting fellow, Khan will pursue stories that hold elected officials accountable, and add a layer of scrutiny to public programs.
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The ombuds position has remained vacant due in part to a disagreement among Lamont, lawmakers and an advisory panel over who should fill the role.
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Health officials cited Johnson Memorial Hospital last year after learning its chief administrative officer was only present at the facility one day a week. It has since hired an executive director responsible for day-to-day management.
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Most Connecticut prisons have centralized cooling systems. But that isn't the case at Osborn Correctional Institution, a medium security prison in Somers that houses more than 1,100 people.
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Osborn Correctional Institution, a medium security prison in Somers, lacks a central cooling system outside its medical unit and school area.