Criminal Justice

Preliminary research of 2020 traffic stop data in Connecticut is out, and while disparities exist, state researchers say they aren’t as stark as they once were.

Nearly a dozen Connecticut prisoners will get a hearing to determine if their sentence should be shortened. Each man was under 25 at the time of his crime.

The Department of Correction has revised its policies on in-cell restraints, an attempt to reduce the length of time incarcerated people are shackled alone in their cells for behavior deemed dangerous by prison officials.

Infowars host Alex Jones already has default judgments against him in two lawsuits filed against him in Texas by families of loved ones killed in the December 2012 shooting. And now attorneys for the plaintiffs in the Connecticut case want the judge to rule in their favor before a jury could hear it.

State's Department of Correction is overseeing its own internal policies regarding the use of solitary confinement.

Examining crime stats to try and understand the real situation about criminal activity in Connecticut.

An internal investigation is underway into a fatal accident involving four New Haven Police officers last Friday in Las Vegas.

Local police departments throughout Connecticut are expected to equip all of their officers with body cameras by July 2022 in order to increase transparency and public trust in law enforcement. But with less than a year before that new requirement goes into effect, it remains unclear exactly how many of the state’s municipal police officers are already wearing cameras and how many still need to be outfitted with the technology.

Fingerprinting services at many Connecticut police departments were delayed after a glitch surfaced in a new statewide fingerprinting system.