INVESTIGATIONS
Imminent Risk: After nine years, is the GAL oversight committee working?
While the Standing Committee has been in place since 2017, whether it has resulted in oversight or accountability for GALs is another story.
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Extended Hold: Juveniles in detention facilities for months, and the alternatives being explored
Connecticut officials often speak with pride about the state’s juvenile justice system, and by some measures, rightly so—the state far and away surpasses most of the country in key benchmarks that juvenile justice advocates use to measure a fair system. These metrics include the number of juveniles tried in adult court, the overall number of delinquency charges, and the number of juveniles in detention facilities, all of which, they say, indicate success. But there is…
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Policymakers consider prison diversion for the disabled, but costs are uncertain
According to 2025 Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) statistics, 64 of Connecticut’s 11,028 incarcerated people have an intellectual disability, 39 have autism, and another four have both. That number, however, is reliant on Connecticut’s use of IQ tests, rather than the modern psychological evaluations used by all but seven states. Advocates say dated evaluation strategies are leaving many disabled people without needed support after they commit a crime. The Connecticut Sentencing Commission…
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Patchwork: How UConn and CSCU handle sexual misconduct allegations
Connecticut taxpayers are funding millions in payments to professors, staff, and faculty who have been found guilty of sexual misconduct.
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Leniency or Loophole? Juvenile car theft arrests surge despite reforms
Juvenile car theft arrests surged 350% after 2022 reforms. Are diversionary programs working—or creating a loophole with no accountability?
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Cash Money: Bridgeport special ed teacher allegedly pocketing students’ lunch money
Staff and parents in Bridgeport allege that special education teacher Daniel Scali is pocketing students change, among other complaints.
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Rehabilitation over Retribution: Efforts to improve Connecticut prisons
Connecticut prisons leave a lot to be desired in terms of culture, costs, and results. Volunteers are stepping up to make things better.
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Rage Bait: The costs and benefits of Connecticut’s marketing ploy
CT’s claim to superior pizza ruffled feathers, but that was the point. How has marketing a state changed, and what comes next?
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Blue Room: Restraining and secluding the state’s most vulnerable students
On May 20, 2024, teachers and administrators at Hazardville Memorial School in Enfield called the police on a five-year-old in kindergarten.
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State backs $2M claim against yoga studio after man asked to leave women’s class
A yoga studio owner asked a man to leave a women’s class. Now she faces a $2M claim, after a state agency determined she violated the law.
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Accused of Neglect: Connecticut conservator faces disbarment and lawsuits
Kristin Exner, a Connecticut lawyer and state-appointed conservator, made headlines when another attorney petitioned to have her disbarred.
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Dropped Charges: A Connecticut woman is dead. Her father says officials let her killer off easy.
On Feb. 10, 2024, Allie Standish, a 37-year-old Wolcott woman, was killed. Her father says Connecticut officials have not delivered justice.
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Priced Out: FOI requesters sound the alarm as hourly FOIA fees may be coming to Connecticut
Connecticut’s courts and the FOIC have prevents agencies from charging requesters those types of fees. But that may soon change.
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