A call for reforming state's criminal offender database

[0:00] ..." This is Lisa Meyer and WBZ news -- were talking with councilor Steve Murphy. About his plan to try to get the legislature to act"...

[0:48] ..." millions have Couri reports sent each year. All over the place the City Council held hearings a few years ago. On -- reform with an enemy knows. Support. And we -- we revealed back then they"...

[1:25] ..." convictions. So few years ago we tackle this issue we sent to Beacon Hill. And it died in committee governor Romney was -- cover of time he wasn't interested in changing. The dialogue -- Governor Patrick command and file. Legislation at Beacon Hill civil legislation has filed by. This Molly and Gloria fox and others Koreas it works now is broken and it's an impediment to public safety. And City Council was pretty much in lockstep with the mayor saying we need to take action. This term in the legislature. So we're having"...

[2:45] ..." can't get jobs or houses they're relegated to supply doing whatever they keen to survive and sometimes that means committing crimes. So we're trying to fix this thing. We know we have the support of Governor Patrick and lieutenant -- We know that"...

[4:05] ..." I just think that things happen at their own pace up from Beacon Hill. And which is trying to convince people that this is something that's urgent needs to happen right away."...

[0:00]" This is Lisa Meyer and WBZ news -- were talking with councilor Steve Murphy. About his plan to try to get the legislature to act on -- reform -- what the purpose of this hearing."

[0:10]" The purpose of the hearing frankly is to try to jumpstart action at the legislative level. For cori reform the city councils to dress up with. Mayor Menino couple years ago we all realize that in fact the court system Massachusetts's broke him. -- three million people. An effort quarries in Massachusetts in the population here is six point five. Millions and among other things -- people who've been deceased. Or read that relocated out of the commonwealth is still continue to be active on the -- database. The 10000 organizations that have access to -- and -- millions have Couri reports sent each year. All over the place the City Council held hearings a few years ago. On -- reform with an enemy knows. Support. And we -- we revealed back then they would free classes of people that are not necessarily. Adversely impacted by cori system. People whose Couri reports contain criminal records of somebody else. People's Couri reports contained. The records in the year charge of a crime rather conviction of a crime. And people's shoes Couri reports. Contain no convictions. So few years ago we tackle this issue we sent to Beacon Hill. And it died in committee governor Romney was -- cover of time he wasn't interested in changing. The dialogue -- Governor Patrick command and file. Legislation at Beacon Hill civil legislation has filed by. This Molly and Gloria fox and others Koreas it works now is broken and it's an impediment to public safety. And City Council was pretty much in lockstep with the mayor saying we need to take action. This term in the legislature. So we're having our own hearing. To rehear the issues and then to send up a report. Two legislative leaders saying that this is in magic and urgent matter that needs to be taken -- immediately."

[2:23]" I can get pretty good because Israelis have a monetary issue it's an issue of public policy. To issue. Changing this system but right now to clears you know one strike -- he can never come back from state that you might have made. And if it tears of certain classes. People into our second class citizens status -- they can get jobs housing. Because they can't get jobs or houses they're relegated to supply doing whatever they keen to survive and sometimes that means committing crimes. So we're trying to fix this thing. We know we have the support of Governor Patrick and lieutenant -- We know that the legislature is more supportive now and they were few years ago we just trying to convince them of the urgency of their actions we don't believe this with -- Negatively impact the state budget in any way shape or form."

[3:15]" Well would -- bills in committee and they there are several of them may have contained different. You know I'd imitations of how to change -- We are sending up a bill says for basic simple ways is the best political right now. And we hope that they will combine the bills they have in the legislature -- Favorably upon our report. And act as quickly as possible we'd like to see it happened before Christmas we could and have something on the books for January for a change this year. -- a lot of federal stimulus money coming in to Massachusetts. And there are people that can't even those kids those temporary jobs because the Korea issue hasn't been tackled here it's an important public safety issue work hope and get the legislature The -- want more quickly who's looking to. I don't know of anybody in particular is blocking I just think that things happen at their own pace up from Beacon Hill. And which is trying to convince people that this is something that's urgent needs to happen right away."