Extended Hold: Juveniles in detention facilities for months, and the alternatives being explored

Extended Hold: Juveniles in detention facilities for months, and the alternatives being explored

Connecticut officials often speak with pride about the state’s juvenile justice system, and by some measures, rightly so—the state far and away surpasses most of the country in key benchmarks that juvenile justice advocates use to measure a fair system. These metrics include the number of juveniles tried in adult court, the overall number of delinquency charges, and the number of juveniles in detention facilities, all of which, they say, indicate success.  But there is one area where the state has stagnated: the number of juveniles in detention facilities for long periods of time before their disposition, when they have not been found or pleaded guilty to any wrongdoing. Read the full investigation at InsideInvestigator.org Connecticut Inside Investigator [https://insideinvestigator.org] is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories. We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

Patchwork: How UConn and CSCU handle sexual misconduct allegations

Connecticut taxpayers are funding millions in payments to professors, staff, and faculty who have been found guilty of sexual misconduct.  Read the full investigation at InsideInvestigator.org Connecticut Inside Investigator [https://insideinvestigator.org] is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories. We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

Cash Money: Bridgeport special ed teacher allegedly pocketing students’ lunch money

Staff and parents in Bridgeport allege that special education teacher Daniel Scali is pocketing students change, among other complaints. Connecticut Inside Investigator [https://insideinvestigator.org] is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories. We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

Rage Bait: The costs and benefits of Connecticut’s marketing ploy

Rage Bait: The costs and benefits of Connecticut’s marketing ploy [https://insideinvestigator.org/rage-bait-the-costs-and-benefits-of-connecticuts-marketing-ploy/] CT’s claim to superior pizza ruffled feathers, but that was the point. How has marketing a state changed, and what comes next?  Read the full investigation: https://bit.ly/ragebait [https://bit.ly/ragebait] Support our work: https://bit.ly/3Pj0n7G [https://bit.ly/3Pj0n7G] Connecticut Inside Investigator [https://insideinvestigator.org] is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories. We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.

State backs $2M claim against yoga studio after man asked to leave women’s class

Marc teams up with Conner to discuss his recent investigation: State backs $2M claim against yoga studio after man asked to leave women’s class. A yoga studio owner asked a man to leave a women’s class. Now she faces a $2M claim, after a state agency determined she violated the law.  Read ➡️https://bit.ly/3PM1ksV Connecticut Inside Investigator [https://insideinvestigator.org] is a nonprofit newsroom on a mission to inform the people of Connecticut through investigative journalism and inspire the public through engaging stories. We envision a better Connecticut where corruption has been rooted out.