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Rising CT correction officer overtime sparks cost, safety concerns
Understaffing is forcing many correction officers to work long hours, leading to excessive taxpayer spending on overtime.
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CT mandated police body cameras. Now, correction officers in prisons might wear them, too
According to Connecticut Correction Ombudsman DeVaughn Ward, whose office serves as a watchdog over the Department of ...
CT correction officer accused of cyberstalking law enforcement official placed on leave
A Connecticut correction officer who was accused of targeting a South Carolina federal law enforcement agent and his family ...
Family of Connecticut man with ALS who died in prison files federal lawsuit for $100 million
A Connecticut family has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit after learning their loved one died while in custody at a ...
A man with ALS died within 24 hours of incarceration in CT. His family is seeking $100 million.
Family members of a man who died within 24 hours of being admitted to Bridgeport Correctional Center are suing the state ...
Family of man with ALS who died hours after entering Connecticut prison sues for $100 million
Robert Bracey died within 19 hours of being placed in a Bridgeport prison, according to a lawsuit filed by his family.
Several corrections officers hospitalized after inmate overdose in Suffield
Five corrections officers were taken to the hospital after an inmate overdosed at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution ...
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Inmate overdosed at Connecticut prison; corrections officers treated for exposure: DOC
The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Friday at McDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield, according to the ...
Daily Voice New Haven County, CT on MSN5d
CT Corrections Officer Admits To Threatening Federal Agent With Torture, Fire Bombing: DOJ
A Massachusetts man working as a corrections officer in Connecticut has pleaded guilty to a violent online plot that targeted ...
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DOC sued by family of man with ALS who died in custody
Family members of a man who died within 24 hours of being admitted to Bridgeport Correctional Center are suing the state Department of Correction for allegedly ...