Mike Costello
State Representative
1st Essex Distrct
Costello Named Vice Chair of National Criminal Justice Committee
BOSTON – State Representative Michael A. Costello has been named the Vice Chairman of the National Conference of State Legislatures Standing Committee on Law and Criminal Justice.
The committee addresses both national and state policy related to capital punishment, corrections, crime victims, drug crime, juvenile justice, law enforcement, probation and parole, and criminal sentencing. Representative Jerry Madden of Texas is the committee’s chair.
“I am honored to serve in this capacity and to learn from fellow legislators like Chairman Madden, who has great work on corrections reform in Texas,” Representative Costello said. “It’s a great opportunity to learn best practices from other states, to discuss policy issues and to collaborate on important issues that affect all states.”
Representative Costello will be traveling to Washington DC on April 10 in order to participate in NCSL’s Spring Forum. The forum will include:
• A meeting with Gil Kerlikowske, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, who will brief committee members on President Obama’s recently-released drug control strategy. Committee members will
• A trip to the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children in Alexandria, Virginia for a discussion on child sex trafficking and sex offender registration
• Presentations by Steven Chu, the U.S. Secretary of Energy, and Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues