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Monthly Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Notes December 9th, 2025

Monthly Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Notes

December 9th, 2025


Thank you for joining the December Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call. Please find detailed notes and an overview from the call below. Because we do not record these calls, we encourage you to join the next call for complete details. Our next statewide criminal justice reform call will be Tuesday, January 20th, at 11 am on Zoom. You can register for the monthly calls here. 


Speakers: 


Presentations:

John Bailey, TCORS Capitol Group 

  • John provided an update on certain tasks and assignments people should focus on as the 2026 session approaches

  • Focus on three main priorities

  • Provide  a one pager, leave behind,  and testimony templates

  • Fine Tune talking points

  • Create a list of champion members in the committee that pertains to the legislation you are working on

  • Schedule pre-session meetings

  • Compile compelling stories 

  • Pull together coalitions of organizations that are interested in the same type of work

  • Get your team together and familiar with lobbying and moving their way around the Capitol

  • Pre-Session Advocacy Preparation for Social Justice Organizations Checklist 


Alex Brown, F.R.E.E. CT Chicks Ahoy Farm, Inc. 

  • Proposed HB 6361, a bill that will remove incarceration as a consequence for non criminal violations, remove the requirement to report technical violations to SNAP, introduce earned time credit

  • Highlighted gender response services because women impacted by probation face really unique barriers and are usually excluded from these type conversations

  • 200 signatures have been collected on the letter supporting HB6361 bill 

  • Sen. Winfield, Sen. Slapp, Sen. Lesser attending December 17th meeting  

  • F.R.E.E. CT! Greater Hartford Meeting is on December 17th, from 6 PM - 8 PM. Please rsvp here: F.R.E.E. CT! Greater Hartford Community Meeting | RSVP

  • Join our F.R.E.E. CT! Bi-weekly Meeting: F.R.E.E. CT! Action Meeting  

  • Reach out to Cultivating Justice: cultivatingjustice@chicksahoyfarm.org 


Jovan Humphries Castillo-One Standard of Justice

  • Jovan discussed the importance of restorative justice, and sexual crime prevention. She shared how her life and the life of people around her have been affected. Jovan is not only a survivor of sexual assault but an advocate for reform in CT. Her passion is spreading educational information and working towards changing current laws in the state


  • Capitol Towers Community Outreach is focused on improving the quality of life of Seniors staying at Capitol Towers

  • The first campaign started by the organization was to bring attention to Transit bus drivers that were not putting down the ramps for anyone besides people in wheelchairs or scooters. A citywide campaign throughout Hartford was created in order to bring awareness to these issues

  • SHOP currently has two campaigns: The Bus Campaign and the Jewell of Hartford (a project to renovate the YMCA on Jewell Street and turn it into affordable housing for seniors)


Christian Duborg, CWCSEO


Thank you once again to all of our presenters for your outstanding work on the criminal justice system in Connecticut. Our next statewide criminal justice reform call will take place on Tuesday, January 20th, at 11:00 a.m. on Zoom. You can register for the monthly calls here. If you would like to present on future Statewide Calls, please email Nick at nick@chicksahoyfarm.org

 
 
 

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