HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut prisons are “operating in state of sustained institutional failure,” according to a new report from the Office of the Correction Ombuds. It’s a 60 page report that ...

Thousands of incarcerated people in Connecticut want to enroll in higher education — and financial aid is available — but limited space and resources in the state’s prison system have prevented the ...

This year, 161 artists, all of whom are incarcerated, submitted more than 600 pieces for the annual exhibition of the Prison ...

The state Department of Correction is seeing "recurring failures" affecting conditions of confinement, including unsanitary conditions, repeated lockdowns used to deal with staff shortages, and ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Department of Correction (CT DOC) is investigating three recent deaths of inmates at state prisons. On Feb. 1, Andrey Desmond died after being found ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Connecticut Office of Correction Ombudsman found “recurring failures” and “structural deficiencies” during an examination of ...

He’s a wonderful, wonderful kid. A very loving son. He loves me very much despite everything that he’s been through. And I just think it’s time for him to come home,” a mom said.

Students Dantaisha Flowers and Angelina Jamele participate in a "College and Career Success” class at York Correctional Institution through a partnership between Wesleyan University and CT State ...