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State lawmakers in Connecticut’s House of Representatives have passed a major police accountability bill in the middle of a national conversation about police violence and racism.

This hour, we check in with CT Mirror reporter, Kelan Lyons to learn more, as the bill heads to the state Senate this week.

We also talk with poet and Connecticut resident Reginald Dwayne Betts, who is  leading a new project to bring books to prisons and juvenile detention centers across the US.

And later: millions of Americans are on probation or parole. They are alternatives to incarceration, but advocates say community supervision can become a major driver of incarceration. Have you experienced probation or parole?

GUESTS:
Kelan Lyons - Reporter for CT Mirror covering the intersection of mental health and criminal justice
Reginald Dwayne Betts - Poet and Director of the Million Book Project
Michael Williams - Senior manager of policy at Pew Charitable Trusts

State lawmakers in Connecticut&rsquo;s House of Representatives have passed a major police accountability bill in the middle of a national conversation about police violence and racism.
This hour, we check in with CT Mirror reporter, Kelan Lyons to learn more, as the bill heads to the state Senate this week.
We also talk with poet and Connecticut resident Reginald Dwayne Betts, who is&nbsp; leading a new project to bring books to prisons and juvenile detention centers across the US.
And later: millions of Americans are on probation or parole. They are alternatives to incarceration, but advocates say community supervision can become a major driver of incarceration. Have you experienced probation or parole?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Kelan Lyons -&nbsp;Reporter for CT Mirror covering the intersection of mental health and criminal justice</li>
<li>Reginald Dwayne Betts -&nbsp;Poet and Director of the Million Book Project</li>
<li>Michael Williams -&nbsp;Senior manager of policy at Pew Charitable Trusts</li>
</ul>

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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