Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the government agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The agency operates 18 correctional facilities. The agency operates 18 correctional facilities.
Investigation by the Hartford Courant revealed irregularities in the Connecticut parole process. [5] In September 2007, Governor M. Jodi Rell announced a moratorium on the parole of violent offenders. [6] On January 22, 2008 a special session was held which passed laws declaring home invasion a Class A felony and reforming the parole board.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Poet and former professor of English at Central Connecticut State University Ravi Shankar spent time at the facility, writing an op-ed about his experiences for the Hartford Courant. [ 4 ] In 2017, Frontline and The New York Times collaborated on a PBS documentary called Life on Parole , which featured a former inmate of the correctional center ...
A parole board is a panel of people who decide whether an offender should be released from prison on parole after serving at least a minimum portion of their sentence as prescribed by the sentencing judge. Parole boards are used in many jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, the United States, and New Zealand.
This is a list of current and former state prisons in Connecticut. [1] These prisons are overseen by the Connecticut Department of Correction. This list does not include federal prisons located in the state of Connecticut. There are no county jails in Connecticut, all inmates are in custody of the Department of Correction. [2]
A special session to enact tougher laws against home invasion and tighten the parole process was held January 22, 2008. A new law making home invasion a class A felony was passed, as well as reforming the parole board. Lawlor opposed efforts to pass a Three Strikes law in Connecticut, which was not passed.
In 2005, after having served eight years of his 16-year sentence, Kelly appeared before a Connecticut parole board; his bid for release was rejected. [14] At the hearing Kelly apologized many times saying he was "hypercompetitive" and self-centered, and that he had finally realized that the world was bigger than him. [14]