Connecticut
Attacks inside CT correctional facilities are leaving corrections officers frustrated
A union representing correctional officers is speaking out following two attacks on corrections officers just this week.
Two corrections officers were stabbed Tuesday morning at the Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown. Both are okay.
The second incident happened Thursday night at the Cheshire Correctional Institution, when an incarcerated person assaulted a correctional officer while he was serving food. He is also okay.
“The problem that I have is the governor and legislators have passed laws without talking to boots on the ground and get our perspective,” said Sean Howard, president of AFSCME Local 387.
He points to a law passed in 2021 that requires more out of cell time, and limits repercussions for bad behavior.
“They have taken away the tools for us to do our jobs safely to protect not only the staff, but the inmates,” Howard said.
Howard is also asking for more posting of corrections officers, giving them more visibility and numbers when inmates are out of their cells, something he says was promised back when the Protect Act was implemented.
“We need more posts, we have staff, we need more posts, so we are more visible inside the facility,” Howard said.
He believes it is for the safety not only of the corrections officers, but of the inmates, too.
“I feel as well as members that they have turned their back on law enforcement,” Howard said.
Governor Ned Lamont responding in a statement Friday, saying:
“Any attack on a correction officer is unacceptable and must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Our administration is always willing to hear the thoughts of those on the front lines on how to improve the safety of our correctional facilities. Commissioner Quiros and the leadership at the DOC will continue working with union representatives to develop policies to combat any such assault on a correction officer.”
Connecticut State Police and the Department of Corrections are still investigating both incidents.
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HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – A man suffered injuries following a shooting in Hartford Tuesday evening.
Police say that at around 7:28 p.m., units responded to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center on a report of a gunshot victim arriving for treatment.
The man, who is in his 20s, was alert and conscious when he arrived.
He was uncooperative with the investigation, and the area where the shooting originated from has not yet been determined.
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center says that a lockdown was initiated for the emergency department while police responded.
The lockdown was eventually lifted.
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Sasco Beach in Fairfield was closed for awhile on Tuesday for a police investigation and it has reopened.
Police said there was no threat to the public, but the beach was temporarily closed and they asked people to avoid the area.
Police Activity at Sasco Beach: We’re investigating an incident at Sasco Beach. There’s no threat to the public, but the beach is temporarily closed. Please avoid the area. Updates will follow as more info becomes available. Thank you for your cooperation. pic.twitter.com/4dlbLareyy
— Fairfield Police, CT (@FPDCT) December 31, 2024
Police later said a man died by what appeared to be suicide.
SUICIDE PREVENTION HELP: Here is information on suicide prevention from the National Institute of Mental Health. If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting ‘Home’ to 741741.
A man has died after hitting a sign and multiple trees on Route 20 in Windsor on New Year’s Eve.
State police said 60-year-old James Engle, of Ellington, was on the Route 20 East connector to Interstate 91 North around 12:30 a.m. when he crossed the right shoulder, hit a sign and then two trees next to the road.
After the collision, investigators said Engle had serious, life-threatening injuries.
He was transported to Hartford Hospital and later died.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper DeMaio #346 at Troop H at (860) 534-1098 or by email at kaitlyn.demaio@ct.gov.
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