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HARTFORD 鈥� The Criminal Justice Commission today appointed Richard Colangelo to become Connecticut鈥檚 next Chief State鈥檚 Attorney. The following is a reaction from Gus Marks-Hamilton, field organizer for the 老澳门开奖结果 of Connecticut Smart Justice campaign:

鈥淐onnecticut鈥檚 Chief State鈥檚 Attorney has the power and responsibility to actively, vocally, and consistently advance decarceration and racial justice. We strongly urge Richard Colangelo to fully seize his role in ending mass incarceration and racism in the criminal legal system. All Chief State鈥檚 Attorney finalists, including Richard Colangelo, showed room for improvement and positive signs in their responses to Smart Justice鈥檚 survey and the questions asked today by the Criminal Justice Commission. Smart Justice looks forward to holding Richard Colangelo accountable for supporting the decarceration and racial justice policies outlined in our survey, and we are requesting that he meet with us within the first 30 days of his term.鈥�

Marks-Hamilton testified today during the public comment period of the Criminal Justice Commission meeting to interview and appoint the Chief State鈥檚 Attorney.

Earlier this month, Smart Justice released the results of a 17-question survey of all known Chief State鈥檚 Attorney applicants. All four finalists interviewed by the Criminal Justice Commission today 鈥� Richard Colangelo, Kevin Lawlor, Erik Lohr, and Maureen Platt 鈥� completed the survey. In it, Smart Justice asked applicants for their 鈥測es鈥� or 鈥渘o鈥� positions, with room for explanation, on policies regarding decarceration, racial justice, and criminal legal reform, including police accountability proposals. Results of the survey were published online. During today鈥檚 interviews, Criminal Justice Commission members asked several questions about applicants鈥� responses to Smart Justice鈥檚 survey.

For Richard Colangelo鈥檚 complete survey response: