Hugo Ivan Ramirez-Bellozo, 35, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in ...

Robert Bracey died within 19 hours of being placed in a Bridgeport prison, according to a lawsuit filed by his family.

A Waterbury man has been sentenced to two years in prison for trafficking cocaine, officials said. Robert Amatruda, 41, was ...

A Connecticut family has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit after learning their loved one died while in custody at a ...

The 67-year-old thanked Judge Brian Preleski but did not say anything more before he was handcuffed and escorted away.

A new law aims to increase voting access for people behind bars, putting a ballot in the hands of people who can't make bail.

Prison overdoses are causing more problems with local ambulance and emergency response. Somers was the first town to ...

After a five-year legal battle, the U.S. District Court recently ruled that transgender people incarcerated in Connecticut prisons are entitled to gender-affirming health care.. Veronica-May Clark ...

For a time, Connecticut’s Department of Corrections and prison administrations were supportive of prison journalism or at the very least tolerated the release of the publications.

On July 8, state officials agreed to pay the family of 19-year-old Karon Nealy $1.65 million. Nealy was an inmate in a Connecticut prison who died in July 2015 from complications from lupus.

Six correctional facilities in Connecticut will now operate solely using solar energy, according to Gov. Ned Lamont’s office. The governor made the announcement Thursday, ...