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Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he would nominate Angel Quiros, the current interim Department of Correction commissioner, to become permanent DOC commissioner. By law, the legislature must vote on whether to approve the Governor’s nomination. The following is a reaction from Melvin Medina.
The following is a reaction by ACLU of Connecticut executive director David McGuire to the death of Daniel Ocasio, who was being held pre-trial at Corrigan-Ragdowski Correctional Center, a Connecticut Department of Correction facility.
The following is a reaction from ACLU of Connecticut executive director David McGuire.
With yesterday’s Senate approval, the bill passes the Connecticut General Assembly and awaits action from Governor Ned Lamont.
The Connecticut General Assembly senate today voted to approve a bill regarding police accountability. The senate’s decision followed last week’s house of representatives vote approving the bill. With today’s senate approval, the bill passes the legislature and awaits action from the governor.
The ACLU and ACLU of Connecticut filed a federal lawsuit seeking to make absentee mail-in voting available to every eligible Connecticut voter during the COVID-19 pandemic.