Newsroom 2007

December 12, 2007
"FWIZZIN" QUEST
Some progress has come to the quest for juvenile justice, but advocates say more work remains to be done. That was the message as the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance held its annual legislative breakfast at Gateway Community College to discuss how youth advocates can keep their issues in the limelight. READ MORE

November 28, 2007
WALKER QUESTIONS POST-PETIT PROPOSALS
New Haven State Rep. Toni Walker and Connecticut's chief public defender spoke out amid a tide calling for locking up more people in the wake of the Petit family murders. READ MORE

October 17, 2007
IN CONNECTICUT PRISONS, A SYSTEM LONG ON PEOPLE, SHORT ON SPACE
Cubicles built for four are crammed with eight inmates, and enclosed areas known as dollhouses where inmates once played cards and wrote letters now hold 14 bunk beds. The corridors are lined with more beds. READ MORE

July 9, 2007
AGE RAISED
Toni Walker's years-long crusade has paid off, with passage of a state law that will stop sending teens under 18 to adult prisons. READ MORE

March 19, 2007
REP. WALKER APPOINTED TO SERVE ON COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE
Speaker of the House James Amann (D-Milford) today announced that State Representative Toni Walker has been appointed to serve on the Criminal Justice Board of Advisors Committee of the Council of State Government's Eastern Regional Conference. READ MORE

February 8, 2007
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS RAISING AGE OF ADULT COURT JURISDICTION
Co-Chairs of the General Assembly's Juvenile Justice Planning and Implementation Committee Sen. Toni Harp (D-New Haven,West Haven), and Rep. Toni Walker announced today the release of the committee's final report recommending that 16 and 17 year olds be returned to the juvenile court system. READ MORE

January 30, 2007
REPRESENTATIVE WALKER WORKS TO IMPROVE THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
State Representative Toni Walker joined with childhood and adolescent health care professionals and human rights organizations today to in support of raising the age at which juveniles are treated as adults in the criminal justice system. READ MORE