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Rise in reduced prison sentences stirs uproar in Connecticut

Por: Associated Press Politics April 13, 2023

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A sharp rise in the number of Connecticut inmates, including convicted killers, who have had their prison sentences reduced in the past year has led to an uproar over the power wielded by the state’s relatively obscure Board of Pardons and Paroles. Gov. Ned Lamont this week replaced the chair of that board, the Rev. Carleton Giles, after the former Norwalk police officer acknowledged unilaterally instituting a policy... + full article



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