“More Prisons Wrong Approach”
After the Cheshire murders, the political atmosphere in Connecticut has been contaminated by the same kind of security state mentality that characterized Congress after 9/11. Even some “good” legislators have offered what they call solutions for public safety that involve spending millions on more prisons and rely on harsher punishment and longer prison sentences.
Today’s Courant includes a great Op-ed article by Khalil Iskarous that takes on the “liberal” law-and-order proposals. Khalil is a New Haven activist and member of the Committee Against the Ban on Parole and Unidad Latina.
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