/the-reporters-notebook The Reporter’s Notebook en-US Copyright Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:33:29 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-11-05/reporters-notebook-connecticuts-promise-to-wipe-criminal-records-still-unfulfilled The Accountability Project recently explored the complications that have derailed implementation of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's Clean Slate law, affecting more than 100,000 people who are estimated to be eligible. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:33:29 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-11-05/reporters-notebook-connecticuts-promise-to-wipe-criminal-records-still-unfulfilled Jim Haddadin /the-reporters-notebook/2024-10-01/reporters-notebook-how-connecticuts-juvenile-review-boards-help-troubled-teens Members of the state's Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee are looking at how to provide more equitable access diversionary programs. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:38:40 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-10-01/reporters-notebook-how-connecticuts-juvenile-review-boards-help-troubled-teens Ashad Hajela /the-reporters-notebook/2024-08-27/reporters-notebook-maysoon-khan-joins-connecticut-publics-investigative-reporting-team As an investigative reporting fellow, Khan will pursue stories that hold elected officials accountable, and add a layer of scrutiny to public programs. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 20:23:15 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-08-27/reporters-notebook-maysoon-khan-joins-connecticut-publics-investigative-reporting-team /the-reporters-notebook/2024-07-23/reporters-notebook-enduring-summer-heat-in-a-connecticut-prison Most ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:46:47 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-07-23/reporters-notebook-enduring-summer-heat-in-a-connecticut-prison Ashad Hajela /the-reporters-notebook/2024-06-25/reporters-notebook-news-partnerships-deepen-reporting-in-connecticut-and-beyond ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:52:54 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-06-25/reporters-notebook-news-partnerships-deepen-reporting-in-connecticut-and-beyond Bria Lloyd /the-reporters-notebook/2024-05-20/reporters-notebook-juvenile-arrests-take-different-paths-in-some-connecticut-towns Local officials determine whether a child goes to court, or to a diversionary program, presenting opportunities for bias to influence the outcome. Mon, 20 May 2024 19:08:15 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-05-20/reporters-notebook-juvenile-arrests-take-different-paths-in-some-connecticut-towns Ashad Hajela /the-reporters-notebook/2024-04-23/reporters-notebook-investigating-bridgeports-long-history-of-political-challenges In Absentia is four-part investigative podcast series from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:27:06 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-04-23/reporters-notebook-investigating-bridgeports-long-history-of-political-challenges Jim Haddadin /the-reporters-notebook/2024-03-25/reporters-notebook-deaf-patients-voice-communication-accessibility-concerns A state commission that once served the community shuttered in 2016, leaving a gap in state services. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:48:12 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-03-25/reporters-notebook-deaf-patients-voice-communication-accessibility-concerns Bria Lloyd /the-reporters-notebook/2024-02-27/reporters-notebook-faster-dna-testing-comes-to-connecticut-police-departments Some departments are investing in new testing machines that reduce the time it takes to analyze DNA evidence from weeks to just a couple of hours. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:04:38 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-02-27/reporters-notebook-faster-dna-testing-comes-to-connecticut-police-departments Ashad Hajela /the-reporters-notebook/2024-01-23/reporters-notebook-investigating-accessibility-in-public-transit We requested records from federal agencies to get more information about transit issues happening in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:17:24 GMT /the-reporters-notebook/2024-01-23/reporters-notebook-investigating-accessibility-in-public-transit Bria Lloyd