Jenna Carlesso
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Jenna Carlesso is a reporter on the CT Mirror’s investigative desk. Her reporting on gaps in Connecticut’s elder care system prompted sweeping changes in nursing home and home care policy.
Carlesso has also covered lapses in long-term care facilities; investigated the impact of cyberattacks on hospitals; and uncovered the questionable dealings of health ministry groups that masquerade as insurance. Her reporting has sparked reforms in health care and government oversight, helped erase medical debt for Connecticut residents, and led to the indictments of developers in a major state project.
Her work has been recognized by the National Press Foundation and the Association of Health Care Journalists.
Before joining the CT Mirror, she was a reporter at the Hartford Courant, where she covered government in the capital city with a focus on corruption, theft of taxpayer funds, and ethical violations.
