Posts tagged The CT Mirror
Those with criminal records should help decide their fate, member says

“Bain, the founder of Women Against Mass Incarceration, spent a decade in federal prison. That means she knows from firsthand experience the challenges people face when they return home after finishing a prison sentence. She acknowledged Tuesday that Connecticut has made positive strides in its criminal justice reforms, but said  for that progress to continue, lawmakers and policy experts must listen to the voices of people who have been directly impacted by the state’s policies.“

The CT Mirror

October 8, 2019

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Almost empty: “Monument” to punishment-heavy ’90s sees sharp population decline

“The number of inmates held at Northern — a level-five maximum security facility that at one point could hold up to 584 sentenced prisoners — has fallen precipitously since January of this year. According to the Department of Correction, there were 270 inmates at Northern on January 1, 2019. By Aug. 23, shortly after two of its housing units were closed, there were just 76, a 71.8% decrease in just seven months.“

The CT Mirror

September 4, 2019

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Opinion: It might soon be time to close another prison

“Given all of this data, it’s safe to assume that our prison population will continue to decline as crime drops. The central indicator underlying this prediction is the extraordinary drop in young adults, persons under 25 years of age, being arrested. For example, the number of 18-year-olds arrested last year was down 63 percent compared to 2009. As you might expect, the number of young adults in prison in our state has declined by about the same amount. Arrests and incarceration of older offenders had declined, but only slightly. Since the farm system for our prison system consists of younger men, I am confident that our Department of Correction will continue to shrink for the foreseeable future.“

CT Mirror

May 14, 2019

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