
Everyone has the right to due process and basic fairness in our legal system. In Connecticut, cases are automatically docketed into the court system after arrest. When a person is arrested without a warrant, police are currently the ones to select charges that are then docketed for arraignment, before a prosecutor can review the case. Our criminal legal system is one that pushes people towards prosecution and overcharging. We must reduce the number of people that come into contact with the criminal legal system in the first place and redirect people towards the appropriate diversionary programs.