Connecticut State Senator Cathy Osten wants to know how many people in the prison system are dealing with mental illness. We speak with her, and prison reform advocates, about the role mental health plays in the prison system and what’s being done to address it. Our guests:
- Cathy Osten, Connecticut state senator, D-Sprague
- Randy Braren, director of re-entry programs, Family ReEntry
- Crystal Hayes, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of social work, Sacred Heart University
- Abby Anderson, executive director, Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance