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New Jersey mostly got rid of cash bail. Why hasn’t Connecticut?
The problem of cash bail in CT: ‘They just cannot claw their way out’
Legislation would examine Connecticut inmates’ growing mental health crisis
State legislators support scrapping prison-stay fees for formerly incarcerated individuals
Osten Targets Mental Health Among Incarcerated
Torrington case prompts proposal to make it illegal to have sexual contact with animals in CT
Sentencing Commission Pitches Changes
Sentencing Commission to Seek Changes to Sentence Modification Law
Commission Wants To End Claw-Backs From Inmates
New Sentencing Law Signed
Changes To Sex Offender Registry Will Be A Tough Sell
In an election emphasizing absentee ballots, state officials stepping up to help prisoners vote
COVID, cash bail and ‘drive-by therapy’: a deadly combination
Dulos, money bail and an ongoing conversation about bond reform
Conn. Sentencing Commission Will Push For Changes In Sex Offender Registry
State considering alternatives to ‘unjust’ cash bail system
Don’t Miss Another Opportunity To Fix Sex Offender Registry
Senator: Mental illness in CT prisons needs to be examined
Superior Court Judges Change Bond Criteria
Sentencing Commission Makes Last-Minute Plea To Senate
Bill To Modify Sex Offender Registry Advances
Judge Robert Devlin nominated to Appellate Court
Bail reform would help poor CT defendants, hurt bond industry
Progressive lawmakers make a push for criminal justice legislation
Senate to vote on misdemeanor sentences to protect immigrants from deportation
Public Urges Sentencing Commission to Get Behind 364 Day Sentence
Commission Considers Changes to State Sex-Offender Registry
State sentencing Commission considering controversial changes to sex offender laws
Advocates urge shorter prison sentences
Changes could be coming to Connecticut’s sex offender registry
Changes may be made to sex offender registry