HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut’s governor is detailing changes he intends to propose in the upcoming legislative session to reduce crime and aid the reintegration of nonviolent offenders into society.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says the proposals build on his “Second Chance Society” reforms adopted last year.
On Thursday, he proposed raising the age of the juvenile justice system’s jurisdiction through age 20 by 2019. The Democrat says that would give young, low-risk offenders a second chance.
The governor is also calling for expanding eligibility for “youthful offender” status to include people who are 18, 19 or 20. He says that would not apply to the most serious, violent crimes but it would spare offenders a lifelong stigma in some cases because their names would be released at the time of their arrest.
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