The Accountability Project is an investigative reporting initiative from Connecticut Public. Our team of reporters provide a deep focus on Connecticut issues including education, the economy, business, housing and government. The investigative reporting team is part of CT Public’s larger strategic plan to expand news and information gathering statewide, and restore trust and accountability in our state.
The team is always looking for investigative story ideas. Please send your story tips to tips@ctpublic.org or by completing our investigative tips form.
Learn More About Our Investigative Reporters: Jim Haddadin | Bria Lloyd | Ashad Hajela
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We gratefully acknowledge inaugural and current supporters of The Accountability Project:
- Champion
- Francisco L. Borges
- Gregory Melville and Susan Fox
- The Melville Charitable Trust
- Producer’s Circle
- Kathleen Bromage
- Robert Jaeger
- The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
- The Tow Foundation
- President’s Circle
- Tom and Melanie Barnes Family Fund at Main Street Community Foundation
- Susan and Peter Kelly
- Partner
- Jo-Ann N. Price and Michael P. Price
- Smart Family Foundation of New York with assistance from Douglas Stone
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- Mr. Radha Radhakrishnan and & Mrs. Mallika Radhakrishnan
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The rebranding, also known as the “Make It Here” campaign, has two main goals: to increase state pride, and create a clear-cut identity for Connecticut. -
Prison reform groups say the move to renovate and reopen the Middletown facility shows a disregard for the lives of incarcerated youth. -
The ombudsman will serve as an independent watchdog for the state correctional system. -
According to court documents, two corrections officers are accused of punching an incarcerated person who refused to comply with their orders. A third allegedly kicked the man while he was on the floor. -
Educational programs help people transition out of prison and find work. But educational attainment in Connecticut prisons has dropped. -
Educational attainment in the state prison system has dropped sharply in recent years. Fewer people are getting high school diplomas, finishing vocational programs or enrolling in classes offered through the prison school system. -
A 2022 law mandates that people who are incarcerated receive at least five hours of time outside a cell each day. It also limits how long, and how frequently, incarcerated people can be segregated from the rest of the prison population. -
The Accountability Project obtained new video in the case of a woman who was charged with false reporting after telling police she was the victim of a sexual assault. -
A judge vacated his conviction in August, ruling Jones didn't receive a fair trial. The state now plans to challenge that ruling. -
A staffer from the Department of Public Health told members of Connecticut’s Medical Examining Board on Tuesday that he aims to complete the work of updating all records of discipline received by doctors in other states by the end of this year.
