HB 6887, An Act Concerning Additional Legal Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is a real and serious problem in Connecticut, and we urge this committee to increase the funding of social service programs that help domestic violence survivors, to protect survivors of domestic violence from housing discrimination, and to further invest in violence prevention programs that cultivate healthy, safe relationships. Instead of investing in violence-interrupting programs and services, however, this bill proposes further investment in violence-perpetuating systems, namely mass incarceration. The ACLU-CT cannot support House Bill 6887 because it would increase mass incarceration and surveillance in our state.