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Fifty years ago, ϳԹ passed a pioneering law that guarantees the public the right to see everything from government contracts to the mayor’s emails.
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McMahon is a longtime trustee of Sacred Heart University, and served for about one year on the ϳԹ Board of Education between 2009 and 2010.
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Attorney DeVaughn Ward said he's pushing for transparency from the state, and more support from the legislature.
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The Accountability Project recently explored the complications that have derailed implementation of ϳԹ's Clean Slate law, affecting more than 100,000 people who are estimated to be eligible.
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Members of the state's Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee are looking at how to provide more equitable access diversionary programs.
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As an investigative reporting fellow, Khan will pursue stories that hold elected officials accountable, and add a layer of scrutiny to public programs.
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Most ϳԹ prisons have centralized cooling systems. But that isn't the case at Osborn Correctional Institution, a medium security prison in Somers that houses more than 1,100 people.
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ϳԹ partnered with The 19th News to tell the story of how free prison phone calls have been life-changing for many incarcerated people and their families.
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Local officials determine whether a child goes to court, or to a diversionary program, presenting opportunities for bias to influence the outcome.
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In Absentia is four-part investigative podcast series from ϳԹ that examines the storied career of Mayor Joe Ganim, the role of Bridgeport’s Democratic political machine in shaping local government, and possible solutions to help strengthen the city’s vital institutions in the future.