Personnel shakeup proposed at prison oversight commission

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David Lombardo, via Capitol Press Room

 A group of progressive criminal justice advocates and Democratic state lawmakers are hoping to reform the state Commission of Correction so that it has more members and more diverse backgrounds. Yonah Zeitz, director of advocacy with the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice, discusses how new personnel at the oversight agency could impact the work of state and local correctional facilities.

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