ACLU: Closure of Northern Correctional Institution Would Be Historic Step Forward
February 09, 2021
February 09, 2021
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2021:
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Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) will soon announce plans to close Northern Correctional Institution (Northern) by July 1, 2021. Northern, which opened in 1995, has long been the subject of sustained opposition from incarcerated people, their families, advocates, and lawmakers, as . . .
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Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) will soon announce plans to close Northern Correctional Institution (Northern) by July 1, 2021. Northern, which opened in 1995, has long been the subject of sustained opposition from incarcerated people, their families, advocates, and lawmakers, as . . .