The state has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by an incarcerated woman who delivered her baby in a prison cell toilet in 2018.
Tianna Laboy had not yet been convicted of a crime when she gave birth two years ago in her cell at York Correctional Institution in Niantic. She filed a civil rights lawsuit in March 2019. Recent legal filings state that Laboy’s child has since been diagnosed with autism and does not speak.
Read more: State settles lawsuit with woman who delivered her baby in a prison toilet
State officials have agreed to pay $1.65 million to the family of Karon Nealy Jr., a 19-year-old who died in 2015 from complications from lupus while he was in prison.
Read more: State settles lawsuit over incarcerated teen’s death for $1.65 million
A federal judge has allowed a handful of inmates to pursue a class-action lawsuit that could force Connecticut’s prisons to screen and treat thousands of inmates for the Hepatitis C virus — a measure that could save lives and cost the state millions of dollars.
Read more: Lawsuit could force CT prisons to screen, treat thousands for Hepatitis C
A Windsor man has filed a lawsuit against employees and the owner of popular downtown Hartford bar The Russian Lady, alleging battery and infliction of emotional distress in an assault captured in a viral video.
Read more: Man sues owner of popular Hartford bar, alleging serious assault
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