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The Danbury Federal Correction Institution in Connecticut is one of three federal prisons that were singled out for prompt action last spring by former Attorney General William Barr because of its vulnerability to Covid outbreaks.Credit...Lauren Lancaster for The New York Times Vulnerable Inmates Left in Prison as Covid Rages At a federal compound in Connecticut, inmates in precarious health “are like sitting ducks,” one lawyer said. The Danbury Federal Correction Institution in Connecticut is one of three federal prisons that were singled out for prompt action last spring by former Attor...

Published January 09. 2021 1:46AM  DANBURY (AP) — Federal lawmakers from Connecticut demanded answers Friday from the warden of the federal prison in Danbury after they say they learned first responders were denied access during one of two natural gas leaks within the past two months. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and Rep. Jahana Hayes said they sent a letter to Warden Diane Easter asking questions and calling for an “immediate assessment” of gas piping and other critical infrastructure at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, which houses more than 800 inmates, ...

Congressional leaders demand answers about Danbury prison gas leaks, COVID-19 protocols FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 An aerial view of Federal Correctional Institution on Pembroke Road in Danbury.Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less 2of5 3of5 4of5 U.S. legislators from Connecticut are demanding answers from Danbury prison officials about two recent gas leaks, as well as COVID-19 testing and quarantining protocols at the facility.Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less 5of5 DANBURY — Connecticut’s delegation to Washington, D.C. is demanding answers from Danbury ...

AP Photo/Douglas Healey U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and Representative Jahana Hayes of Connecticut are demanding a health and safety assessment of the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury following two gas leaks at the prison. On November 13, Yankee Gas crews isolated the reported gas leak and alerted the prison that immediate repair was required. On December 26, Yankee Gas and the Danbury Fire Department first responders were denied access to the facility until the following day due to communication failures in the facility, the lawmakers said. They sent a lett...

Lawmakers: Danbury prison denied entry to responders during gas leak Lawmakers: Danbury prison denied entry to responders during gas leak FILE- In this May 14, 2018 file photo, candidate Jahana Hayes addresses delegates during the Democratic convention for the 5th District in Waterbury, Conn. On Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, Rep. Jahana Hayes , D-Conn., said that she and all of her staff will be quarantining after one of her aides tested positive for the coronavirus. (Jim Shannon/Republican-American via AP, File) January 08, 2021 01:16PM DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Federal lawmakers from Connecti...