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Connecticut teen was ordered discharged from Solnit. DCF had nowhere to send her but the ER
The Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center– South Campus, a state-administered Psychiatric facility in Middletown, Conn., Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Dave Zajac/Hearst Connecticut Media Clinicians treating a 17-year-old at the state's psychiatric hospital for children agreed she was ready to leave. A probate judge then ordered the facility could no longer hold her and ordered her discharged. But the state agency responsible for her still had nowhere to send her, her lawyer said.
Connecticut teen was ordered discharged from Solnit. DCF had nowhere to send her but the ER
The Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center– South Campus, a state-administered Psychiatric facility in Middletown, Conn., Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Dave Zajac/Hearst Connecticut Media Clinicians treating a 17-year-old at the state's psychiatric hospital for children agreed she was ready to leave. A probate judge then ordered the facility could no longer hold her and ordered her discharged. But the state agency responsible for her still had nowhere to send her, her lawyer said.
Eversource CEO urged Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont to accelerate storm cost settlement, texts show
As Gov. Ned Lamont's office negotiated with Eversource over reimbursing costs from storms in the spring of 2025, he received multiple text messages from the utility giant's CEO. “Please don’t leave town until we have a deal on storms,” Joseph Nolan Jr. texted the governor in late June 2025.
Inside Connecticut's only psychiatric hospital for children: Injuries, hazards and a staffing crisis Original
At Connecticut’s only psychiatric hospital for children, some patients who are well enough to leave stay anyway. One staff psychiatrist said four of his eight patients met their treatment goals months ago but have nowhere to go. Five children have been there longer than a year — cases a hospital official attributes partly to the difficulty of finding a program willing to take them. The people caring for them are getting hurt.
Blumenthal condemns lengthy custody of immigrant kids in Connecticut, calls for probe Original
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal calls for a federal investigation into the children's detention at a press conference outside the state capitol on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. Jacqueline Rabe Thomas / Hearst Connecticut Media Chris Mattei, a partner at the Connecticut law firm Koskoff Kossfoff and Bieder who represented several of the children released from federal custody in Connecticut, speaks at a press conference outside the State Capitol on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. U.S. Sen.
DeLauro accuses Trump administration of intentionally delaying immigrant children's release
NEW HAVEN - U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro grew emotional Friday as she demanded the Trump administration to stop holding immigrant children for months on end, saying the delays are intentional. "It's unconscionable," DeLauro said, at times growing emotional and pounding the podium for emphasis as she spoke to reporters inside New Haven City Hall. "In my view, it's child abuse," said DeLauro, who saw some of these children during a visit to one of these programs in New Haven on Monday.
DeLauro accuses Trump administration of intentionally delaying immigrant children's release Original
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, right, speaks at a news conference at New Haven City Hall on July 31, 2026 concerning immigrant children in federal custody in Connecticut. Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, right, listens as Sabrina Tavi, director and senior attorney, Immigrant Children's Justice Project, Center for Children’s Advocacy, center, speaks at a news conference at New Haven City Hall on July 31, 2026 concerning immigrant children in federal custody in Connecticut.
5 changes that could help immigrant children detained in Connecticut Original
The U.S.-Mexico Border Wall is in Brownsville, Texas, on February 5, 2026. Nationally, the wait for unaccompanied immigrant minors to be released from federal custody has ballooned from an average of 30 days to over six months.
5-year-old spent 118 days alone in federal immigration custody in CT before reuniting with her mom Original
For one hour each week, in a converted office building in New Haven, 5-year-old Camila got to see her mom. The building, leased by a federal contractor, is retrofitted with classrooms where immigrant children who don’t have legal status in this country spend their days. At night they sleep in the homes of foster parents — strangers when the children first arrive — dropped off before breakfast and picked up before dinner.
Six immigrant children spent as long as 505 days in federal custody as their families waited Original
Immigrant children now spend an average of more than six months in federal custody nationwide— triple the previous peak of the last decade — after the administration of President Donald Trump imposed stringent new requirements for their release. During the three months CT Insider spent reporting this story this spring, more than two dozen immigrant children sat in federal custody in Connecticut — some in group homes, others in foster care.
Connecticut closed some disability pension loopholes. Others remain open. Original
For decades, Connecticut officials asked the roughly 4,200 former state workers who collect disability pensions to return an annual form to report any other income they receive and confirm they still couldn't do comparable work — and did little when hundreds of them did not respond. Last year, for the first time in the state's history, every one of them responded.
Connecticut state senator has disability pension revoked following investigation
Follow Connecticut state senator has disability pension revoked following investigation State Sen. Paul Cicarella speaks during a panel discussion during the CBIA Summit Outlook on Monday, January 29, 2026, at the Hartford Convention Center. (Jim Michaud/Hearst Connecticut Media) A state panel voted unanimously Friday to revoke the disability pension of state Sen. Paul Cicarella, a taxpayer-funded benefit that was on track to pay the North Haven Republican $71,000 this year.
Connecticut state senator has disability pension revoked following investigation Original
A state panel voted unanimously Friday to revoke the disability pension of state Sen. Paul Cicarella, a taxpayer-funded benefit that was on track to pay the North Haven Republican $71,000 this year. The pension became the focus of statewide scrutiny after a CT Insider investigation showed how breakdowns in state oversight allowed him to collect the lifelong benefit for years while also earning income from other sources.
State Sen. Paul Cicarella could have his Connecticut pension revoked this week | The Day
State Sen. Paul Cicarella could have his Connecticut pension revoked this week A state medical panel is set to consider Friday whether to strip state Sen. Paul Cicarella of a taxpayer-funded disability pension that is on track to pay him $71,100 this year. The review stems from major reforms put into place by state comptroller Sean Scanlon following an investigation published by CT Insider into gaps in the state’s disability pension system for state workers.
State Sen. Paul Cicarella could have his Connecticut pension revoked this week Original
A state medical panel is set to consider Friday whether to strip state Sen. Paul Cicarella of a taxpayer-funded disability pension that is on track to pay him $71,100 this year. The review stems from major reformsput into place by state comptroller Sean Scanlon following an investigation published by CT Insider into gaps in the state's disability pension system for state workers.
CSCU employee says she was told to keep working after accusing chancellor of harassment Original
O. John Maduko stepped down as chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system amid a sexual harassment investigation. One of his accusers is taking issue with how the complaint was handled. Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media A Connecticut State Colleges & Universities employee says that for 10 days after she sat down with the public college system’s top attorney and detailed what she describes as years of sexual harassment by her boss, Chancellor O.
CSCU chancellor harassment investigation: What we know and don't know Original
Records released Friday detailed the sexual harassment allegations that preceded O. John Maduko’s recent resignation as the leader of Connecticut’s largest public college system. But while the documents shed new light on the complaint against the former interim chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, they also leave some questions unanswered about how other leaders within the state’s public college system responded — and what accountability looks like going forward.
CT officials condemn CSCU chancellor's alleged sexual harassment: 'Deeply disturbing' Original
Records released Friday showing that the head of Connecticut's largest public college system was the subject of a sexual harassment complaint before stepping down sparked larger accountability questions among state officials about the handling these types of investigations by those in power.
Connecticut college chancellor sent sexually explicit messages before resigning, records show Original
On the morning of April 13, a message over the encrypted app Signal was received by a Connecticut State Colleges & Universities employee from the public college system’s leader, O.
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