Criminal Justice

Local Republican lawmakers say juvenile crime is so bad in Connecticut that the general public is in danger, and they’re calling for a special session…

Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have set statutory limits on the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut prisons, instead issuing an…

Mothers and wives of loved ones who have spent time in prison, and the formerly incarcerated themselves, gathered outside the Capitol on June 7 to…

This hour, on the last day of the legislative session we speak with a Connecticut state senator who has played a key role in issues of race and criminal…

Last week the Biden administration ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to close a detention facility in Massachusetts that has held many people…

Nearly 2000 children are arrested each day in the United States. That's according to the Children's Defense Fund.This hour, we check in with the…

Joe Baltas started getting placed in solitary confinement shortly after he was admitted to prison at age 18. Some of the reasons were frivolous, he…

The Connecticut Supreme Court wants to ensure that jury pools are diverse and representative of our communities. That could mean striking restrictions of…

A federal lawsuit was filed this week alleging that excessive use of force and indifference by Stamford police resulted in the death of a mentally ill…

Carrie Perez didn’t realize she was homeless until someone asked her where she got her mail sent.She’d run away from her Bridgeport home when she was a…