DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has named 14 officials to a committee she’s created that will make recommendations for removing racial bias from the Iowa criminal justice system and help reduce recidivism among former offenders.
Reynolds says the group’s recommendations will form the foundation of a package of legislative proposals aimed at advancing her second chance initiative which will include her continued push for a constitutional amendment that grants felons the right to vote.
The committee is chaired by Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg and includes leaders from departments of corrections, public safety, the law enforcement academy, the parole board, and state public defender’s office.
She’s also included on the committee a county sheriff, a police chief, a county attorney, and leaders of the NAACP, a Latino affairs group and a crime victim lawyer from the Iowa attorney general’s office.
The first meeting will be held on Thursday.
