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Report: Conn. higher-risk inmates released to ease overcrowding

HARTFORD, Conn. — Higher-risk inmates have been sent to community release programs over the past two years in an effort to ease prison crowding, a Hartford Courant review of state records has found.

Attention has been focused on the state's parole system and early-release programs since July 23, when Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters were killed in a burglary and arson at their home. The suspects are two paroled burglars who met in a halfway house.

A year before the Cheshire incident, Department of Corrections officials started pushing wardens to determine whether more prisoners could be furloughed ... Full Story

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CorrectionsOne Columnists

The importance of language
in policy writing

The purposes of mini teams

By Marty Drapkin
CorrectionsOne columnist

Writing good policies and procedures for a correctional operation is not easy. It takes a lot of time and effort to do it right so that the final product meets professional standards.

Policies and procedures should reflect current legal requirements and standards, should be congruent with actual practices in the facility and should be written in an understandable way ... Full Story

Read all of Marty Drapkin's columns

By Dave Young
CorrectionsOne columnist

During a riot, effective mini-teams are the ideal way to quell the situation with the least damage done to officers.

The main purpose of mini teams is to allow for effective communications, accountability, and the control needed between all responding parties team members.

This column walks through the equipment needed and the training that's required for a strong mini-team ... Full Story

Read all of Dave Young's columns

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News and Announcements
Press Release: Armor Express selected to Provide 10,000 Vests to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections [Armor Express] Maine inmate used dental floss to smuggle heroin [Augusta, ME] 2 inmates escape Ariz. prison, 1 captured [Florence, AZ] While booking inmate, Fla. COs find gun in shoe [Miami-Dade, FL] N.Y. COs use tear gas to quell riot [Fort Ann, NY]

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News and Announcements
Overcrowding strikes Calif. jail [Kings County, CA] Miss. jailer acquitted of inmate abuse [Gulfport, MS] Idaho considering e-mail for inmates [Des Moines, ID] Aging inmates taking its toll on N.C. prison system [Raeford, NC] Wash. inmate back in custody after escape [Whatcom County, WA]

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