by Ryan McKeen
Connecticut Probate Courts lack security. In every court I’ve been in, there’s no security guard. No metal detectors. Nothing.
Every other court in the state requires anyone entering to pass through a metal detector, have his or her bags screened and there is usually at least one marshall present in court at all times.
I have yet to be in a probate court that had any kind of security in place.
Probate courts handle some very emotional and difficult issues including the termination of parental rights, estates, and conservatorships.
Our legislature should do something about the lack of security in Connecticut’s Probate Courts before something horrible happens.  As our courts are consolidated next year, the Legislature should properly fund adequate security for our probate courts.