New Report Shows Failure of Connecticut’s Sentencing Enhancement Zones; Current 1,500-Foot Zone Blankets Almost All Urban Areas

CT Senate Bill That Would Reduce Enhancement Zones from 1,500 to 200 Feet Passes Judiciary Committee           

Easthampton, Mass.—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. The Prison Policy Initiative released a report, “Reaching too far: How Connecticut’s large sentencing enhancement zones miss the mark”, that analyzes Connecticut’s failed 1,500-foot sentencing enhancement zones.  Connecticut’s law, meant to protect children from drug activity, requires an additional sentence for certain drug offenses committed within 1,500 feet of schools, day care centers, and public…