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Landmark Criminal Justice Bill Clears Congress, Heads to Trump’s Desk
The House overwhelmingly approved the most significant reforms to federal prison and sentencing laws in more than two decades - sending the proposed legislation to Donald Trump's desk. The bill is a rare bipartisan victory in an era of deep political division.
December 20, 2018
What's Happened to Jessica, Vaughn, Rob and Erroll?
Life on Parole, which first aired in July 2017, followed four people in Connecticut as they left prison and started life on parole. Here's how they are doing a year later.
June 12, 2018
Opioid Users Are Filling Jails. Why Don't Jails Treat Them?
Getting methadone in jail gave a Connecticut heroin user a firmer foothold in recovery. But less than 1 percent of jails and prisons allow it.
August 4, 2017
Why Governor Dannel Malloy Wants Connecticut to be a "Second Chance Society"
Dannel Malloy says he inherited a criminal justice system that no one today would choose to build from scratch. "We would not create this system again," he says. "No one would sit around in a room and say that we should have a system that is as punitive and as hopeless about the ability of people to turn themselves around."
July 18, 2017
What Happens When You're on Parole and Fail a Drug Test?
Not necessarily what you might think. Watch an excerpt from the new documentary, "Life on Parole."
July 18, 2017
What Statistics Can’t Explain About Life on Parole
While covering inmates re-entering society, Shaila Dewan saw how people can be locked into the complex justice system, no matter how enlightened that system tries to be.
July 17, 2017
She’s His Rock. His Parole Officer Won’t Let Him See Her.
As prison rolls drop and the number of parolees increases, a Connecticut man learns that getting out of prison is not the same as being free.
July 16, 2017
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