Both Mayor William Stortz and Police Chief John DiVenere have said in recent days that the Bristol criminal court is likely to become a juvenile court instead.
In a report about his space and personnel needs, the chief said that that when the court change happens, the city will need to transport prisoners to New Britain each days, requiring “another court officer with a transport van” to cope with the work.
Stortz said in a memorandum to Board of Finance members that the state “is looking into possible changes within the court complex, possibly affecting court needs in the police-court complex.”
The state has eyed the closure of the Bristol courthouse in the past, but always backed down from it.
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