Brief: Following criticisms from DeStefano, Rell defends state’s policy on prison re-entry
Both Mayor John DeStefano Jr. and Gov. M. Jodi Rell want to see prison reform. They just don’t see eye to eye on what exactly needs to be reformed.
In response to remarks DeStefano made at a press conference Tuesday in which he blamed the state for not doing enough to prevent crime in New Haven, Rell — who beat DeStefano in the 2006 gubernatorial race — sent an angry letter to the mayor Friday, calling his comments unproductive and expressing her deep disappointment that he was placing blame for violent city crime with the state.
DeStefano called the press conference after...
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