Lamont, lawmakers call for changes to CT prison debt law

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and bipartisan lawmakers are seeking to reform a state law that currently charges incarcerated individuals for the costs associated with their time in prison.
Gov. Ned Lamont and leaders from both political parties said they want to change a law that charges people for time spent in prison.
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