Connecticut lawmakers will consider criminal justice reform measures that would give non-violent ex-offenders a clean slate after a period of time. New York approved reforms that fell short of a full end to cash bail, but those suspected of non-violent offenses won't have to deal with making bail. Some lawmakers, however, worry the policy does not go far enough to prevent potentially dangerous people from leaving jail and going back on the streets. Do these criminal justice reform efforts really work? Our guests:
- Dennis Bradley, Connecticut state senator, D-Bridgeport
- Ed Ra, New York state assemblymember, R-Garden City South
- Keith Scott, director of education, The Safe Center LI
- Veronica Dunlap, director of strategic initiatives, National Network for Safe Communities, John Jay College
- David McGuire, executive director, ACLU of Connecticut
- Elizabeth Nevins-Saunders, professor and attorney-in-charge, Criminal Justice Clinic, Hofstra Law
- Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School