06/25/17 – By Dave Collins, Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. – Eight brutality lawsuits settled over the past 10 months paint a disturbing picture of a former Connecticut police officer accused of beating people while they were handcuffed and ordering his police dog to attack others who were not resisting arrest. [Read More]
06/23/17 – By Chris Powell
SUBVERTING THE RIGHT TO KNOW: An important right-to-know case has arisen in Enfield, where the Town Council has refused to make public the financial settlements paid by the town’s insurer in police brutality lawsuits. To subvert Connecticut’s freedom-of-information law, the town’s administration has told the town’s insurer to hold all the documents detailing the settlements. [Read More]
