READ: Justice Advisor Tatiyana Whitley on Bridgeport Curfew

Tatiyana’s op-ed in the CT Mirror is a powerful statement highlighting the shortcomings of Bridgeport’s latest curfew initiative: not only does it fail to address the more difficult issues at the core of the city’s crime statistics, it further stigmatizes and disadvantages Bridgeport youth who in all likelihood are in need of support and diversion — not punishment.