Paul DePalo Talks Justice Reform & Governor’s Council

Paul DePalo, Governor’s Council, stops by the studio to talk about the issues. The Governor’s Council looks at and approves or as DePalo points out sometimes does not approve, the Governor’s recommendation for judges or pardons. He says the value in that is that the Governor cannot use an important position such as Judge to repay a political favor. DePalo focusses a lot of his efforts on trying to make sure that young people aren’t set on a path at an early age that results in them being in and out of jail for much of their lives. He has also worked hard to get more people from outside 495 on the parole board and appointed as Judge’s. He is running for re-election and has a kickoff event Wednesday the 24th at the District Wood Fire Kitchen.