BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — A Connecticut family has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit after learning their loved one died while in custody at a state prison. The lawsuit follows the release of ...

The man, Alan Alterisi, died in May 2018 at age 58 after emergency surgery at UConn Health’s John Dempsey Hospital.

SOMERS, Conn. (WTNH) — Prison overdoses are causing more problems with local ambulance and emergency response. Somers was the first town to speak out, but now others are coming forward as well. The ...

The Department of Correction has agreed to pause the introduction of electronic body scanners in state prisons after state officials charged with overseeing the well-being of incarcerated individuals ...

The Connecticut Department of Correction has been tasked with developing a plan to implement the use of body-worn cameras for its corrections officers. Under a bill signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont, ...