State official joins call for CT prisons to use body scanners, reducing the number of strip searches
A proposed law would make Connecticut's Department of Correction investigate for a second time using body scanners to reduce ...
CT DOC ombuds nominee DeVaughn Ward approved by committee
The nomination of Ward, who has served as interim ombuds since September, must now be voted on by the full General Assembly.
Connecticut fire investigation leads to discovery of man allegedly held captive for decades
An investigation into a house fire in Waterbury has led to the arrest of a woman accused of holding her stepson captive for ...
CT high-security prison incarcerates 547. Why correction officers are talking to some, one at a time
A Connecticut correction officer was stabbed in the neck last summer, and deploying a caustic pepper spray on recalcitrant ...
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'Unimaginable': Woman arrested after stepson was kept captive for 20 years, police say
She is in the custody of the Connecticut Department of Corrections. "At this time, these are just allegations, and they need to stand up in court at trial," Kaloidis said. She's adamant she's done ...
Man describes shocking living conditions he endured during 20-year home captivity: 'Unimaginable'
New details have been revealed in the case against a Connecticut stepmother accused of holding a man, now 32, in captivity for 20 years.
Connecticut woman accused of holding stepson captive for over 20 years
A woman has been arrested in Waterbury after allegedly kidnapping a man and holding him captive for over 20 years, according ...
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Stepmom forced Conn. man to pee in bottles, drink from toilet in locked room, police say
She is currently held at the Connecticut Department of Correction. On Feb. 17, Waterbury firefighters put out a fire at a home at 2 Blake St. around 8:42 p.m., the department said. Sullivan ...
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State official joins call for CT prisons to use body scanners, reducing the number of strip searches
HARTFORD — On any given day, there are between 400 and 500 incarcerated young adults, mostly Black and Hispanic males ages 18 to 21, some of whom are on restricted housing status requiring them ...