A pair of Hartford solo practitioners working to combat a potential hepatitis C epidemic in Connecticut state prisons has been approved for a $35,000 grant from the Berkeley, California-based Impact Fund.

Attorneys Ken Krayeske and DeVaughn Ward received word of the approval late last week and said in interviews that the money will be used for depositions, transcripts, medical records and expert witnesses in a case that could end up costing the state more than $150 million.