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Victoria Steele Finds Freedom and Purpose After Incarceration

Victoria Steele Finds Freedom and Purpose After Incarceration

by Communications Director | Sep 16, 2022 | CPA Statements

Article written by: Julia Casey Victoria Steele’s personal mission is to help remove the stigma associated with incarceration as well as mental illness. As someone who was formerly incarcerated, she pursues this purpose every day with gusto. Victoria came to the East...
A Night to Honor Those Who Journey Toward Redemption  

A Night to Honor Those Who Journey Toward Redemption  

by Communications Director | Sep 15, 2022 | CPA NEWS

Article written by: Julia Casey The air was practically jubilant at TheaterWorks Hartford on the evening of September 11, 2022 as friends, families and distinguished guests gathered to honor a small group of formerly incarcerated individuals who have made...
Free Prison Arts Exhibition Highlights Creativity Over Confinement  

Free Prison Arts Exhibition Highlights Creativity Over Confinement  

by Communications Director | Aug 19, 2022 | CPA NEWS

Article written by: Julia Casey While serving their sentences, artists like James Pinder from Cheshire Correctional Institution have found ways to escape the cinderblocks and connect with themselves through creative endeavors. As a long-time participant in Community...
Staff Hired to Help Justice Involved Youth

Staff Hired to Help Justice Involved Youth

by Communications Director | Aug 4, 2022 | CPA NEWS, Programs

Article written by: Julia Casey A group of new hires recently assembled into the Community Partners in Action facility in Hamden. The secure therapeutic residential program is designed for boys ages 14 – 18 who are sent here because of their behavioral health needs...
Pierlette Jones Rebuilds Her Life and Makes Amends for Her Past 

Pierlette Jones Rebuilds Her Life and Makes Amends for Her Past 

by Communications Director | Aug 4, 2022 | CPA NEWS, Uncategorized

Article written by: Julia Casey Pierlette Jones is finally free after completing a 27-year sentence at York Correctional Facility in Niantic. When she was discharged in early March 2021, she had to learn a whole new way of living, reorienting herself to modern-day...
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