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Advocates press for independent correctional oversight, citing retaliation and racial disparities
Summary
Witnesses at the hearing urged creation of an independent correctional oversight office (S.1725/H.2636) to investigate retaliation, collect racial disparity data, and enforce existing reforms, arguing DOC self‑oversight has failed to protect incarcerated people and families.
Dozens of witnesses, including formerly and currently incarcerated people, community organizers and former corrections officials testified in favor of a bill to create an independent correctional‑oversight office that would implement recommendations of a special legislative commission on structural racism in corrections.
Speakers described retaliation against incarcerated advocates who develop programming…
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