Public disputes concerning sentencing, incarceration, prison conditions, probation and parole, reentry, and the policies and institutions that govern how the criminal justice system treats people who are charged, convicted or formerly incarcerated.
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Texas DPS arrested Austin council candidate Misael Ramos on a riot charge over the September 20 protest after an ICE shooting. DPS says video shows him moving barricades and sandbags. His attorney disputes that the protest was a riot.
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Role at the time: Connecticut state senator (R-Enfield); co-sponsor of the 1995 law
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Kissel, a co-sponsor of the 1995 law who remains the top Senate Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said taxpayers covered the cost of a person's incarceration and that requiring repayment on a reasonable schedule is a reasonable policy.
“The taxpayers footed the bill. They didn’t do anything wrong. And knowing that one has to pay the state back a reasonable sum on a regular basis is not a bad policy”
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Kissel argues the underlying practice of requiring repayment is justified because taxpayers funded the incarceration and did nothing wrong.
Teresa Beatty is a Stamford, Connecticut resident and certified nursing assistant. She was incarcerated in Connecticut from 2000 to 2002 and later became the lead plaintiff in a federal class-action lawsuit challenging the state's cost-of-incarceration law.
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John A. Kissel is a Republican member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the 7th district, which includes Enfield and surrounding towns. He has served in the Senate since 1993 and is the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee.
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