The Accountability Project (TAP) is Connecticut Public’s investigative journalism unit, dedicated to producing high-quality, high-impact, meticulously reported and produced stories on issues, people and news events affecting Connecticut. Our investigative projects provide citizens with accurate information and facts, which they can use to make informed decisions as responsible stewards of their communities.
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The Accountability Project recently explored the complications that have derailed implementation of Connecticut's Clean Slate law, affecting more than 100,000 people who are estimated to be eligible. -
Members of the state's Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee are looking at how to provide more equitable access diversionary programs. -
As an investigative reporting fellow, Khan will pursue stories that hold elected officials accountable, and add a layer of scrutiny to public programs. -
Most Connecticut 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. -
Connecticut Public 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. -
Local officials determine whether a child goes to court, or to a diversionary program, presenting opportunities for bias to influence the outcome. -
In Absentia is four-part investigative podcast series from Connecticut Public 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. -
A state commission that once served the community shuttered in 2016, leaving a gap in state services. -
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. -
We requested records from federal agencies to get more information about transit issues happening in Connecticut.
