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Cloe Poisson / CTMirror.org When her son Michael told her in June that he was being transferred to the Osborn Correctional Institution from a prison in Newtown, Dorothea Ferrigon thought his two-year ordeal was almost over. Osborn’s location in Somers was much closer to the family’s Bloomfield home, which meant it would be easier to visit him. Even better, he’d been placed on a waiting list for a halfway house that would likely be in the Hartford area. His release, it appeared, was imminent. But then COVID struck the prisons, the state Department of Correction halted visitations, and the family worried about “Big Mike,” who had both diabetes and asthma. ....
Inmate identified who died with COVID-19 FacebookTwitterEmail A view of the Bridgeport Correctional Center located on North Avenue in Bridgeport, ConnChristian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media BRIDGEPORT A West Haven man in custody since last March while awaiting trial on child pornography charges has died with COVID-19, his lawyer confirmed Tuesday. Harold Alling, 53, charged with two counts of possession of child pornography in the third degree, was being held in lieu of bond. Alling’s lawyer, Daniel Ford of Fairfield, confirmed that his client died with COVID-19 but declined further comment. The state Department of Correction stated in a press release that a male inmate was transferred from the Bridgeport Correctional Center to a hospital for treatment on Dec. 30, “where he succumbed to his illnesses late Sunday evening” but did not identify the inmate. ....