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State officials have agreed to pay $1.65 million to the family of Karon Nealy Jr., a 19-year-old who died in 2015 of complications from lupus while he was…

This hour, we discuss Baby Bonds. The program promises to make $50-million per year available for accounts for children born in poor families. The $3,200…

Do you ever look back on something you did and wonder, “Why did I do that?” Meet people who’ve robbed gas stations, abused lab animals, and sent death…

COVID-19 has affected all of us. In one way or another we’ve all had to deal with isolation, loss and change. And by we, of course, I mean practically the…

Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have set statutory limits on the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut prisons, instead issuing an…

Telephone calls were a lifeline for Hartford resident Diane Lewis when her son was incarcerated.“I made these phone calls priority over everything, before…

A report released last month says that too often, young people nationwide are permanently separated from their incarcerated parents. By separated, the…

The state Department of Correction has decreased the prison population by about 3,500 during the pandemic, making it the lowest it’s been in over 30…

One of the harshest punishments you can receive in prison is solitary confinement. Advocates say solitary confinement does more harm than good - leaving…

Essential workers infected by the coronavirus want Connecticut’s workers’ compensation system updated to meet their needs.“We kept our facilities going…