New Haven's Board of Alders approved up to $27 million in bonds, 24-0 with one abstention, to pay the city's share of the Horn and Jackson wrongful-conviction settlements.
A federal judge denied Carvaughn Johnson's habeas petition but referred his New Haven murder conviction to CT's Conviction Integrity Unit, citing overlap with NHPD misconduct lawsuits.
New Haven Alder Troy Streater's $5.75M compensation for a 23-year wrongful conviction advances, as CT's Claims Commissioner recommends the award and the state Judiciary Committee prepares to vote.