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Connecticut Prisoner Population Lowest in Over Three Decades Due to Coronavirus
by Douglas Ankney
According to the Connecticut Post, as of January 23, 2021, the number of people confined in Connecticut jails and prisons was 9,083—the lowest it has been in the last 32 years. That number represented 3,326 fewer prisoners than on March 1, 2020, and was less than ...
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