CT Mirror: Blame for Coronavirus Spread in Prisons Belongs to Guards who Don’t Wear Masks, By Chandra Bozelko

Chandra Bozelko writes the award-winning blog Prison Diaries. You can follow her on Twitter at @ChandraBozelko and email her at outlawcolumn@gmail.com. She is a member of our White Collar Support Group that meets online on Zoom on Monday evenings. – Jeff By Chandra Bozelko Reprinted from The Connecticut Mirror, Feb. 12, 2021 Columns share an…

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New Haven Independent: New Corrections Chief Vows Prison Reform

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]By Tom Breen, Reprinted from New Haven Independent, March, 6, 2019 When Rollin Cook started his career as a correctional officer in Utah 30 years ago, the criminal justice system prioritized handling inmates with force. As the new head of Connecticut’s prison system, Cook plans to build off of…

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Testimony: Before the CT State Legislature Public Health Committee Relating to Opioid Use Disorder, March 16, 2018

Testimony in Support of S.B. No. 172 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. Senator Gerratana, Senator Somers, Representative Steinberg and distinguished members of the Public Health Committee. My name is Jeff Grant and I am Executive Director of Family ReEntry, a criminal justice nonprofit with offices and…