A New London woman charged with strangling her 4-year-old son to death in New London earlier this year has been found competent to stand trial. A judge on
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She is concerned with the welfare of her children and doesn t know where to turn, he attorney told the judge.
Morris was originally held on a $250,000 bond. On Friday, the judge set it to $20,000 and Morris is expected to be freed.
The judge also issued three no-contact protective orders for the children.
Jackie Morris has waived extradition from Maine. Arrangements for extradition are now being made. Anticipated she will return within week. Vernon CT Police (@VernonCTPolice) May 28, 2014
Her sons were returned home to Vernon on May 15 after police issued a multi-state alert that week as they searched for Ryan Lewis, age 9; and 7-year-old twins, Brandon Lewis and Dylan Lewis, after their mom failed to return them to their biological father following a weekend visit, police said.
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West Hartford has a new Civilian Police Review Board. (Tim Jensen/Patch)
WEST HARTFORD, CT The West Hartford Town Council Tuesday appointed the members of its new Civilian Police Review Board.
The council established the CPRB in February. West Hartford is one of the first Connecticut municipalities to have established a civilian police review board using new authority provided in the police accountability legislation adopted by the state General Assembly last summer.
The CPRB consists of seven civilian regular members and three alternates appointed by the council.
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The CPRB will be responsible for reviewing the internal investigation of all complaints received by the West Hartford Police Department and for providing the council with annual policy recommendations.
Amid concerns about family separation, let’s remember Connecticut’s children with incarcerated parents
While many Americans watched in horror as family separation policies tore families apart at the border, many of us didn’t know how frequently our laws tear apart families of color here in Connecticut.
When judges sentence parents to incarceration, they can unknowingly sentence children to family separation through termination of parental rights (“TPR”). After TPR, a parent has no right to care for, visit, or communicate with their child. TPR is the death penalty of family law: If the length of a parent’s sentence triggers TPR, children suffer permanent, legal separation from their families.