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Unions representing Connecticut correction officers expressed disappointment Monday that state lawmakers will not consider proposals to boost prison staffing levels when they convene for a special legislative session on Tuesday.
Connecticut Department of Correction officials plan to hire an external criminal justice consultant to review the state’s prison policies in response to an increasing number of incidents including assaults on staff members, which have roughly doubled since 2019.
A federally-funded program created during the Covid-19 pandemic designed to provide Connecticut’s corrections officers with hotel accommodations was repeatedly abused by the officers, according to a state investigation.
