Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic Secures Historic Sentence Modification
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Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic Secures Historic Sentence Modification
Four years ago, Connecticut garnered national recognition for its innovative, rehabilitation-focused TRUE Unit at the Cheshire Correctional Institution. Now, one of the unit’s mentors has been granted a second chance, succeeding in winning an unprecedented sentence modification.
On January 15, 2021, Judge David Gold of the Hartford Superior Court announced his decision resentencing Clyde Meikle, a Yale Law School Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic (CMIC) client, to 28 years from the 50 to which he was originally sentenced for fatally shooting his cousin.
On Friday, December 18, 2020, Meikle and his legal team, led by Clinical Associate Professor of Law Miriam Gohara and five CMIC Yale Law School students, appeared at a hearing in Hartford Superior Court to modify Meikle’s sentence to reflect his record of re
The state is trying to gain custody of eight horses from a Montville farm that were malnourished and suffering severe pain from long-term neglect, authorities said.
After killing cousin, Clyde Meikle found purpose in prison. Now he s getting out early.
Kelan Lyons, CTMirror.org
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Cheshire Correctional Institution on Sept. 23, 2020. Thirteen years earlier, the site of an informal mock trial for incarcerated men organized by Clyde Meikle.Yehyun Kim / CTMirror.orgShow MoreShow Less
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A photo of Clyde Meikle from a graduation ceremony for his associate’s degree on display in his mother’s home.Yehyun Kim / CTMirror.orgShow MoreShow Less
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Dimaya Williams, 6, looks at photos of her uncle Clyde Meikle in prison with his family members.Yehyun Kim / CTMirror.orgShow MoreShow Less
Readers picks: Top 10 Stamford stories of 2020
Compiled by Shayla Colon
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With 2020 coming to a close, we look back at the news stories that captured readers attention.
Readers have been following the news as the pandemic ravaged the state; COVID-19 has taken more than 225 lives in the city of Stamford. Readers were also intrigued by a result of the pandemic - the influx of New Yorkers migrating to Fairfield County and other suburban areas.
These stories, among others, were the top 10 Stamford-area news stories this year.
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Fotis Dulos is questioned by attorney Richard Weinstein, representing the estate of Hilliard Farber, during testimony in a civil case at Hartford Superior Court, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Hartford, Conn.