(Left to right) Rep. Craig Fishbein, R-Wallingford; Sen. John Kissel, R-Enfield; Rep. Steven Stafstrom, D-Bridgeport; and Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven, converse after a Judiciary Committee meeting held on Jan. 25, 2023, in Hartford. Fishbein and Kissel, the highest-ranking Republicans on the Judiciary, appointed two people closely tied to the Department of Correction on a DOC oversight committee. Yehyun Kim / CT Mirror