Bridgeporters Will Take the Juvenile Jail Battle to the Capitol

In one of the better rhymes of the new year, a “de-rail the jail” effort in the Capitol tomorrow with feature Rep. Chris Caruso and his former nemesis, Mayor Bill Finch, in a news conference aimed at the long-shot effort to defeat the $15-million, 36,000 square-foot Department of Children and Families treatment and detention facility for girls planned for Bridgeport’s Virginia Avenue in the Upper East Side. Caruso succeeded in getting the item postponed before the October meeting of the State Bond Commission, but Gov. Jodi Rell wants to dial it in on Friday. The opponents, including local politicians, business leaders, residents and state lawmakers, will be talking with reporters at 11 a.m. in Room 1-B of the Legislative Office Building.