Gov. Dannel Malloy’s Second Chance Society legislation has recently faced pushback from lawmakers who recently declined to reform the state’s bail system or raise the maximum age for juvenile court jurisdiction from 17 to 20. But state officials are not alone in their efforts to keep individuals out of prison. The Connecticut federal courts have established one successful program and are about to launch a second.
After becoming increasingly frustrated over his first six or seven years as a federal judge, Stefan Underhill wanted to do something about the number of repeat offenders in his courtroom. An idea came to him during a national conference at which he heard a federal judge from Oregon speak about a program in his home state designed to reduce recidivism. While sitting in the airport waiting to return to home, “the light bulb went on.” Underhill said, and Support Court was born in Connecticut.
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