Bill would count prisoners in town of arrest
A new bill drafted in Hartford last week may bolster New Haven’s crusade for prison reform.
Committee Bill No. 5178 would modify the process by which prisons receive funding from the state and federal governments. If passed, the legislation would require census workers to consider prison inmates as part of the population count of the town where they were arrested, not the town where their correctional facility is located. If this bill passes, New Haven will receive larger grants from the state and federal governments.
According to several city officials, the bill would...
So basically DeStefano and that idiot Dyson are admitting the fact that New Haven has one home grown product- criminals. Two weeks after blaming the state for dumping criminals, now Dyson wants to claim them. Well, he'll at least be amongst good company with his record. You have to just love this city....
c'mon NHPD we need more prisoners to obtain more funding,we don't care how you do it or want to hear how you do it - Just Do It