/tags/criminal-justice Criminal Justice en-US Copyright Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:35:03 GMT /news/2023-12-19/more-than-80-000-in-ct-to-get-misdemeanor-and-felony-charges-erased-after-delay The records will be automatically erased, but the law only erases low-level offenses and some felonies. That’s after legal pushback led to revisions to the list of eligible convictions, according to CT Mirror. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:35:03 GMT /news/2023-12-19/more-than-80-000-in-ct-to-get-misdemeanor-and-felony-charges-erased-after-delay Eddy Martinez /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2023-05-16/incarcerated-content-producers-challenge-the-myth-of-prison-reform This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, incarcerated content producers share TikTok videos, podcasts, and journalism to challenge perceptions of prison life. Tue, 16 May 2023 17:00:34 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2023-05-16/incarcerated-content-producers-challenge-the-myth-of-prison-reform Betsy Kaplan /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2023-04-04/our-trump-pre-arraignment-show This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, and ahead of NPR’s special coverage of the arraignment of former President Donald Trump, we look at the possible legal case and its broader implications. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:00:08 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2023-04-04/our-trump-pre-arraignment-show Lily Tyson, Jonathan McNicol /show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-03-29/love-without-the-possibility-of-parole On the next Audacious, meet a woman who married a man who was on death row, and had a child with him. Hear his story, too, and their views on love, trust, regret, and worthiness. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 02:32:40 GMT /show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-03-29/love-without-the-possibility-of-parole Jessica Severin de Martinez, Chion Wolf /news/investigative/2023-03-14/ct-policymakers-visit-norwegian-prisons-to-learn-best-practices Over the past decade, ���ϳԹ��� has been able to cut its prison population in nearly half and criminal justice advocates say that number can go even lower if you think of corrections as rehabilitation. That’s why a group of ���ϳԹ��� policy makers and thought leaders toured prisons in Norway to learn best practices. Our Accountability Project tagged along to see what the group learned. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 23:16:00 GMT /news/investigative/2023-03-14/ct-policymakers-visit-norwegian-prisons-to-learn-best-practices Walter Smith Randolph /frankie-johnny/2023-01-13/the-week-in-ct-news-cannabis-sales-begin-pot-convictions-erased-uconn-presses-on-after-injuries Frankie & Johnny: January 13, 2023. Topics this week include the sales launch of marijuana for recreational use; efforts by ���ϳԹ��� officials to erase cannabis convictions in tandem with the broadening of adult-use pot in ���ϳԹ���; and the success of the University of ���ϳԹ��� women’s basketball team in the face of mounting injuries. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:27:35 GMT /frankie-johnny/2023-01-13/the-week-in-ct-news-cannabis-sales-begin-pot-convictions-erased-uconn-presses-on-after-injuries Frankie Graziano, John Henry Smith /news/2023-01-06/alex-jones-attorney-suspended-for-misconduct-in-sandy-hook-records-dump A judge ruled Thursday that attorney Norm Pattis engaged in misconduct in not safeguarding “highly confidential” records of plaintiffs suing Jones in ���ϳԹ���. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 17:35:51 GMT /news/2023-01-06/alex-jones-attorney-suspended-for-misconduct-in-sandy-hook-records-dump Frankie Graziano /news/2022-12-22/bridgeports-new-police-chief-wants-officers-to-show-empathy-and-sympathy The new police chief in Bridgeport, Conn., said he is focused on increasing staffing, improving officer morale and building community trust. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 17:34:29 GMT /news/2022-12-22/bridgeports-new-police-chief-wants-officers-to-show-empathy-and-sympathy Lori Mack /news/2022-12-22/first-holiday-season-for-free-prison-calls-in-connecticut This is the first Christmas that ���ϳԹ��� prisoners will be able to make and receive phone calls for free. The state was the first in the nation to stop charging for prisoner calls. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:51:16 GMT /news/2022-12-22/first-holiday-season-for-free-prison-calls-in-connecticut Ebong Udoma /news/2022-12-16/here-are-connecticuts-2022-criminal-justice-system-trends In ���ϳԹ���, violent crime declined between 2020 and 2021 according to statistics released on Thursday by the state’s Office of Policy and Management. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:58:14 GMT /news/2022-12-16/here-are-connecticuts-2022-criminal-justice-system-trends Ebong Udoma