Louis O. Roy Jr. of Avon said he closely followed the legislature’s special session in January, when lawmakers passed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill in response to last July’s triple murder in Cheshire.

Among the reforms was changing the makeup of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles from part-timer board members to full-timers. The legislation also calls for members to have experience in fields such as community corrections, parole, criminal justice and supervision of offenders.