CNN Political Commentator and Reform Alliance CEO Van Jones listens as Louis L. Reed, National Organizer for #cut50, a criminal justice initiative Jones co-founded, speaks about best probation and parole reform. (Photo courtesy of Prisonists.org)

From left, State Rep. Brandon McGee, CNN commentator Van Jones and Gov. Ned Lamont listen to former federal inmate Louis Reid discuss what can be done to assist inmates in being successful when they are released during a forum Monday at Quinnipiac University. (Julia Bergman/The Day)