Two New London County men convicted of sexually assaulting young girls have now died due to COVID-19 complications while serving their prison sentences.
Two New London County men convicted of sexually assaulting young girls have now died due to COVID-19 complications while serving their prison sentences.
Lamont Announces Plans To Close Northern Correctional Institution Written by Office of the Governor.
Governor Ned Lamont has announced that the Connecticut Department of Correction plans to close Northern Correctional Institution by July 1, 2021.
The decision to close the facility is largely attributed to the significant drop in the state’s incarcerated population, which decreased by approximately 3,300 over the last ten months. Currently, there are 65 people housed at Northern. The facility’s population has not been above 100 since July 10, 2020. At its peak, its population was 510 in 2003.
Closing the facility will save the state approximately $12.6 million in annual operating costs.
“New prison admissions in Connecticut have declined significantly over the last decade, and the incarcerated population is currently at a 32-year low. This is even as violent, high-risk inmates are serving more of their original sentences than ever before,”
A disability rights group has filed a lawsuit against state prison officials, alleging that isolating and shackling people with mental illness at the maximum-security Northern Correctional Institution is a violation of their civil rights.