Bill to reform prisoner representation passes with support from Cheshire delegation
Bill to reform prisoner representation passes with support from Cheshire delegation
The Cheshire Correctional Facility, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
May 13, 2021 02:18PM
By Devin Leith-Yessian, Record-Journal staff
The state House of Representatives this week passed a bill that would change the way incarcerated individuals are counted in legislative districts from prison location to their address at the time of arrest.
âThe point is people should be counted in the place where they actually find representation,â said state Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven. âIf you go in and you're (residing) in New Haven and you get out (and return to) New Haven, why would you be counted in Cheshire or Enfield?â