Housing Unit Closing At Cheshire Juvenile Detention Facility

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says his administration is closing one of 10 housing units at the Manson Youth Institution, a juvenile detention facility in Cheshire.
The Democratic governor said Wednesday the planned closure will save the state of Connecticut more than $600,000 in annual operating costs.
The Manson Youth Institution, a high-security facility, currently houses 490 offenders under the age of 22 who have been sentenced or are awaiting sentencing. At its