Criminal Justice Commission
October 11, 2019 - Public Forum Testimony
On October 11, 2019, the Criminal Justice Commission held a Public Forum for stakeholders and members of the public to voice their opinions as to what qualities and characteristics the Commission should look for in candidates being interviewed for appointment as the next Chief State's Attorney. All written testimony submitted follows. (All files are in PDF Format - Adobe Acrobat Reader Required. Follow this link to download Acrobat Reader at no charge.)
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)-Connecticut
Anti-Defamation League Connecticut
Abby Anderson - Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information
Connecticut Voices for Children
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services - Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D., Commissioner
Marc Donald - Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership (RYASAP)
John Doyle - Connecticut Association of Prosecutors
Michelle Feldman - Innocence Project
Kathleen Flaherty - Connecticut Legal Rights Project
Dana Forry - Bridgeport RYASAP
Aigne S. Goldsby - George W. Crawford Black Bar Association
Allen J. Hernandez - Adina Hemley-Bronstein - Yale Law School Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic
Michelle Lettieri - Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Keith Mello - Connecticut Police Chiefs Association
Office of the Victim Advocate - Natasha M. Pierre
Morgan Rueckert - Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Maria Sandoval-Schaefer - Kerry Ellington
Becky Simonsen - Service Employees International Union District 1199 New England
Melinda Tuhus