external In the Media July 27, 2023 Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on how the State of Connecticut has cut the prison population in half over the last 25 years, with crime currently at its lowest rate in 40 years. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/07/mass-incarceration-reduction-crime-rates-connecticut.html michael-lawlor news-all news-in-the-media year-2023 month-july name-michael-lawlor