CORRECTIONS, CT DEPT OF;
February 26, 2003 |
2003-R-0201 | |
COMPLAINTS FILED WITH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES AGAINST DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION | ||
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By: Christopher Reinhart, Associate Attorney | ||
You asked about complaints filed with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) against the Department of Correction (DOC).
From FY 1995/1996 through FY 2001/2002, there were 675 complaints filed with CHRO against DOC. 101 complaints were based on sex and 87 of these were employment complaints. Table 1 shows, for each of these fiscal years, the total number of complaints filed, the number of complaints filed in the three most frequent categories, and the number of total complaints and number of complaints in each category based on employment.
Complaints Filed With CHRO Against DOC (Total Complaints and Three Most Frequent Categories*) | ||||||||
All Complaints |
Race |
Color |
Sex | |||||
FY |
Total |
Employment |
Total |
Employment |
Total |
Employment |
Total |
Employment |
95/96 |
92 |
89 |
24 |
24 |
16 |
16 |
22 |
21 |
96/97 |
106 |
85 |
31 |
26 |
27 |
21 |
13 |
12 |
97/98 |
87 |
75 |
22 |
18 |
11 |
8 |
19 |
19 |
98/99 |
101 |
41 |
25 |
9 |
21 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
99/00 |
118 |
72 |
29 |
20 |
26 |
15 |
13 |
11 |
00/01 |
68 |
43 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
01/02 |
103 |
63 |
22 |
12 |
19 |
10 |
15 |
11 |
*Besides race, color, and sex, complaints are put in the following categories: age, ancestry, mental retardation, national origin, other, physical disability, prior conviction of a crime, religious creed, sexual orientation, and source of income. Complaints that were not employment claims were classified as public accommodation or other. The attachments include complete data on all of these complaints.
CHRO closed 669 complaints during this same period. 490 were dismissed at various stages or withdrawn, 87 were resolved by the parties at various stages, 27 received public hearings, and 65 were given a release to sue. Table 2 shows the total complaints against DOC that were closed by CHRO in each fiscal year and groups them into the categories described above. The attachments include more detailed information on the stages in the CHRO process where the complaints were closed.
Complaints Against DOC Closed During Each Year | |||||
FY |
Total |
Dismissed at Various Stages or Withdrawn |
Resolved by Parties at Various Stages |
Public Hearing |
Release to Sue |
95/96 |
98 |
83 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
96/97 |
95 |
69 |
20 |
0 |
6 |
97/98 |
88 |
73 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
98/99 |
107 |
70 |
8 |
10 |
19 |
99/00 |
120 |
78 |
21 |
12 |
9 |
00/01 |
60 |
46 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
01/02 |
101 |
71 |
14 |
0 |
16 |
CHRO closed 103 complaints against DOC based on sex during this period. 70 were dismissed at various stages or withdrawn, 12 were resolved by the parties at various stages, 7 received public hearings, and 14 were given a release to sue. Table 3 shows the total complaints against DOC based on sex that were closed by CHRO in each fiscal year and groups them into the categories described above. The attachments include more detailed information on the stages in the CHRO process where the complaints were closed.
Complaints Against DOC Based on Sex That Were Closed During Each Year | |||||
FY |
Total |
Dismissed at Various Stages or Withdrawn |
Resolved by Parties at Various Stages |
Public Hearing |
Release to Sue |
95/96 |
21 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
96/97 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
97/98 |
13 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
98/99 |
16 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
99/00 |
13 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
00/01 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
01/02 |
15 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
The category of complaints dismissed or withdrawn includes those that were (1) administratively dismissed, (2) dismissed at merit assessment review for no possibility of finding reasonable cause on investigation, (3) dismissed as frivolous at merit assessment review, (4) dismissed at merit assessment review as no claim for relief, (5) found to lack reasonable cause after a full examination, (6) found to not be within CHRO’s jurisdiction, and (7) withdrawn.
Complaints that were resolved include those that resulted in a (1) no fault agreement, (2) predetermination conciliation, (3) satisfactory adjustment, or (4) withdrawal with settlement.
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