Gov. M. Jodi Rell today announced that $210,000 in federal grant funds will be provided to the Judicial Branch to immediately improve and upgrade the information technology systems of Connecticut’s prosecutors and public defenders.
The money will help the Division of Criminal Justice and the Division of Public Defenders Services implement new mandates concerning more efficient case management systems, better information technology and more training for criminal justice professionals.
The grant will be used to purchase laptops, scanners, software and hardware consistent with the needs identified by the Sentencing and Parole Review Task Force and the planning objectives of the Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board.
 “One of the things we learned from my Sentencing and Parole Review Task Force is that we have to ‘work smart’ – not only do we need good laws, we need a solid infrastructure to support the men and women who are on the front lines of the criminal justice system,” Rell said in a statement. “It is essential that all of the ‘moving parts’ work together – and in our modern world, that means a computer system that ties together information about criminal records, sentencing and parole and probation status.”
