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What challenges do people with criminal records face when re-entering society? What is Connecticut doing to help prior offenders reintegrate? 

This hour: we discuss challenges faced after leaving prison. This includes finding gainful employment, getting an education and even finding a place to live.

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Guests
Kel Lyons - Reporter and Report for America corps member who covers justice for the Connecticut Mirror (@Kelan_Lyons)
Shelby Henderson - Smart Justice Advocate with the ACLU of Connecticut (@ShelbyHendG)
State Representative Robyn Porter - Representative to the Connecticut General Assembly for New Haven and Hamden (@Porter4DaPeople)
Trina Sexton - Director of Re-Entry Services at the Connecticut Department of Corrections

What challenges do people with criminal records face when re-entering society? What is Connecticut doing to help prior offenders reintegrate?&nbsp;
This hour: we discuss challenges faced after leaving prison. This includes finding gainful employment, getting an education and even finding a place to live.
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="http://facebook.com/wherewelive">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/wherewelive">Twitter</a>.
Guests
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<li>Kel Lyons -&nbsp;Reporter and Report for America corps member who covers justice for the&nbsp;<a href="https://ctmirror.org/">Connecticut Mirror</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://kelan_lyons/">@Kelan_Lyons</a>)</li>
<li>Shelby Henderson -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.acluct.org/en/issues/smart-justice">Smart Justice&nbsp;</a>Advocate with the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.acluct.org/">ACLU of Connecticut</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://shelbyhendg/">@ShelbyHendG</a>)</li>
<li>State Representative Robyn Porter -&nbsp;Representative to the Connecticut General Assembly for New Haven and Hamden (<a href="http://porter4dapeople/">@Porter4DaPeople</a>)</li>
<li>Trina Sexton -&nbsp;Director of Re-Entry Services at the&nbsp;<a href="https://portal.ct.gov/DOC">Connecticut Department of Corrections</a></li>
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Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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