NIANTIC — Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy says a declining prison population has prompted the Department of Correction to close the Niantic Annex at the York Correctional Institution. The Democrat announced Wednesday the facility for male inmates will close effective Jan. 9. “We are doing critical work with Second Chance Society, innovating like never before and being smart – not just tough – in our approach. Crime is down to a nearly 50-year low. Our prison population is dropping. Recidivism has […]
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