Two Hartford state legislators are organizing a public
meeting to learn about allegations of racism and discrimination at the
Department of Children and Families' secure facility for delinquent boys in
Middletown.
Reps. Matthew Ritter and Douglas McCrory said they decided
to hold the informational session on July 2 after being approached by employees
at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School.
The meeting comes eight months after a youth service
officer, Cornell Lewis, waged a seven-day hunger strike to draw attention to
what he called a racist attitude by mostly white supervisors.
Lewis is one of four black workers who filed a federal
lawsuit in 2010 alleging they've experienced racially motivated disciplinary
actions.
DCF's commissioner will not attend because of the pending
litigation. DCF officials previously denied receiving specific complaints of
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