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Judiciary committee approves $3.75 million settlement over 2019 in-custody death at New Haven jail
Summary
A legislative committee voted to approve resolutions authorizing a $3.75 million settlement to resolve a federal suit over the 2019 death of Carl Talbot at a New Haven correctional facility; lawmakers pressed the attorney general and the Department of Correction on use-of-force rules, falsified reports and discipline.
The Connecticut General Assembly Judiciary Committee voted to approve resolutions authorizing a $3,750,000 settlement in the federal lawsuit brought by the estate of Carl Talbot against state correctional staff and others, the committee heard at a Feb. 14, 2025 public meeting.
Deputy Attorney General Eileen Meskell told the committee the settlement was the office’s recommendation after reviewing video and deposition evidence in Colleen Lord, administratrix of the estate of Carl Talbot v. Carlos Padro et al. “We appreciate the opportunity to testify today in support of our recommendation to settle the case,” Meskell said during opening remarks.
The lawsuit stems from Talbot’s arrest and incarceration at the New Haven Correctional Facility in March 2019. According to testimony and the record the committee reviewed, Talbot was agitated inside a housing unit, was sprayed three times with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray by correctional staff, and was restrained.…
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