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York Correctional is taking a new step to help incarcerated moms maintain a bond with their kids.

A 63-year-old man who was recently imprisoned has died of COVID-19, Dept. of Correction officials said. The inmate was undergoing treatment for a terminal illness at a hospital since becoming imprisoned in February. He had tested positive for COVID-19 back in February, and died on Wednesday, officials said. DOC officials said every inmate admitted to the facility is quarantined for…

Getting information on what goes on inside of Connecticut’s prisons is not easy. It often comes from families of those in prison calling reporters or the inmates themselves writing letters. NBC Connecticut’s Mike Hydeck talks to Kelan Lyons, a justice reporter from the CT Mirror who has been covering the state’s prisons extensively. He is discussing a recent public...