Activists Gather At Arizona Capitol To Lobby For Criminal Justice Reform

By Jimmy Jenkins, Mark Brodie
Published: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 4:43pm

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Formerly incarcerated people spoke to lawmakers
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Formerly incarcerated people spoke to lawmakers in favor of a new bill that would reduce sentences for people in Arizona prisons at Reframing Justice Day at the Arizona state Capitol.

Prison reform activists gathered with formerly incarcerated people to lobby lawmakers at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday.

The American Friends Service Committee of Arizona hosted Reframing Justice Day at the Capitol to draw attention and support to a slate of new criminal justice reform legislation.

KJZZ’s Jimmy Jenkins was there and joined The Show to talk about what he saw.

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