Interview with Vermont State Representatives Selene Colburn, Diana González, and Brian Cina on their recent open letter to legislative colleagues calling to defund the Vermont State Police. They make the case to reduce the police budget by 20% and use those funds for strategic re-investments in Vermont's underrepresented, marginalized, and disenfranchised communities.

Show links:

https://selenecolburn.org/2020/06/10/a-call-to-defund-the-vermont-state-police/

https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing (eBook version is free at the time this was published)

https://www.mpd150.com/star-tribune-editorial-we-must-look-beyond-police-for-community-safety/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0211-5

https://vtdigger.org/2020/06/12/legislative-leaders-signal-unwillingness-to-consider-defunding-state-police/