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Voting irregularities at the 140th District caucus lead to a primary contest between incumbent Travis Simms and challenger Carleton Giles this summer.

"It looks like it's a derelict street," Marina Collier, Forest Acres resident said.

People applying for commutations in CT must now show 'exceptional and compelling circumstances' that merit reducing their time behind bars.

After Governor Ned Lamont paused clemency, the pardons board revamped its rules to require “exceptional” reasons to reduce a sentence—and its first hearings under the new policy last week had a different tone.

Connecticut's Board of Pardons and Paroles, now under new management thanks to the demotion of former Chairman Carleton Giles, has a new set of rules for commuting the sentences of prison inmates. The new rules should be an improvement, in terms of keeping the public safe, but board still warrants c

File / CTNewsJunkie Connecticut’s Board of Pardons and Paroles began accepting commutation applications this week for the first time since April, when

Gov. Ned Lamont spoke at the commencement at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, a show of support that many felt was sincere.

CT lawmakers approved changes to parole eligibility and on how and when youth interact with the criminal justice system.

Senate Republicans threaten filibuster if they do not get improvements on bill regarding controversial parole board

The bill would require that the governor receive “advice and consent” from the House and Senate before designating the parole board’s leader.