. >> we are thrilled to have the panel of four here including our author charles barber and instead of listening to me talk we're going to getstarted . first up is ivan cusick. >> is nice to be here in new haven. my name is ivan cusick. i want a criminal justice research agency. well, unit for the state of connecticut . . thank you. i want a small research unit syndicated to understanding the criminal justice systemin the state of connecticut .i work for the office of policy and management and one of my responsibilities is to look hard at the present system and to reduce recidivism studies and other studies related to people coming out of connecticut presence over time. and i've been doing these studiesfor about 10 years for the state of connecticut . and one thing that i've kind of come to accept working in criminal justice is it's an area which doesn't prepare people to see a lot of good news. mostly the outcomes are generally not so good . so in terms of recidivism, for the three-year period following an incarceration in connecticut, about 60 percent of the people that come out of p

. >>> tonight we are really thrilled to have our panel of four here, including our author charles barber and instead of listening to me talk, we're just going to get started. first up is ivan -- [applause] >> it's nice to be here in new haven. i run a criminal justice research agency division -- well, unit for the state of connecticut. >> excuse me? >> a little louder. >> okay, thank you. >> thank you. >> i run a small research unit that's dedicated to understanding the criminal justice system in the state of connecticut. i work for the office of policy and management, and one of my responsibilities is to look hard at the prison system, and every year we produce recidivism studies and other studies related to people coming out of connecticut prisons over time. and i've been doing these studies for about ten years for the state of connecticut, and one thing that i have kind of come to accept working in criminal justice is it's an area which doesn't prepare people to see a lot of good news. most of the outcomes are generally not so good. so in terms of recidivism in connecticut, sort of fo

. >>> tonight we are really thrilled to have our panel of four here, including our author charles barber and instead of listening to me talk, we're just going to get started. first up is ivan -- [applause] >> it's nice to be here in new haven. i run a criminal justice research agency division -- well, unit for the state of connecticut. >> excuse