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State and Local Issues

Because 90% of all prisoners in the United States are in state facilities, the work that states are doing to reduce their prison populations is crucial. Attempting to end mass incarceration necessitates realizing this is a situation requiring not one national solution, but fifty state solutions. Below are current state solutions that could be effectively modeled by other states for meaningful reform.

Connecticut Criminal Justice Advocates Focus On Life After Jail

“Rivera-Forastieri believes the solution lies within the impacted population being included in the conversation. She also proposes eliminating jail time for certain crimes. Guests at the Hartford event were asked to do what they could to continue the conversation once they went back out into the world. Karriem Holness is accepting this challenge by going into work into youth services or by becoming a drug counselor.“

Connecticut Public Radio

November 19, 2018

State ReformsPhillip ReevesNovember 19, 2018Connecticut, Connecticut Public RadioComment

State and Local Issues

Galsworthy CJR Program

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