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Published February 23. 2021 7:41PM  Kelan Lyons, The Connecticut Mirror Three weeks into the Department of Correction’s vaccinations of the incarcerated population, 837 inmates — less than 10% of the 9,034 people in prisons and jails as of Feb. 22 — have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The department received another 500 doses Tuesday morning. Department Director of External Affairs Karen Martucci said the DOC has used all of the shots it has received and is seeking more. “We roll them out as they come in,” she said. The DOC began vaccinating the 27 incarcerated in...

Authorities say a correction officer at the Indiana State Prison was fatally stabbed and a second was hospitalized with stab wounds after an inmate allegedly attacked both officers at the prison

Relatives of Halawa Inmate Who Died of COVID-19 Demands Answers Charla Manuel’s older brother Bobby was one of five inmates who died of COVID-19 at the Hālawa Correctional Facility last month. “My brother, growing up he was always the kolohe one in the family, you know michevious. But if you needed help, he was always there to help,” says Manuel, “My brother used his savings to build a tiny home on his daughter’s property. He always talked about it. He was just so excited to get out.” He was set to be released this week after serving more than 30 years for felony sexual assault. ...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Judge: Teen charged with killing 5 relatives to stay jailed A judge has ruled that an Alabama teenager charged with killing five family members will remain jailed pending trial ByThe Associated Press • 2 min read ATHENS, Ala. -- A judge ruled that an Alabama teenager charged with killing five family members will remain jailed pending trial, denying a request by defense attorneys to move him to a juvenile detention center. Mason Sisk, 16, is charged with capital murder in the 2019 slayings of his parents and t...

Two New London County men convicted of sexually assaulting young girls have now died due to COVID-19 complications while serving their prison sentences.