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The Connecticut Parentage Act provides a path to secure protection for parents and children who currently have no legal recognition.
As an organization that defends the right to vote and believes that enfranchisement is an incredibly important way for people to participate in America’s democracy, the ACLU-CT supports this bill, which...
The ACLU-CT strongly encourages the Committee to support Senate Bill 363 to bring Connecticut in line with our neighbors and to provide an additional avenue to protect the civil rights of Connecticut...
Reallocating money from the state’s sole supermax prison and into remedying harms of the criminal legal system is a just and moral use of these funds.
Transparency and accountability from state’s attorneys is a necessary step for ending mass incarceration, and Senate Bill 1018 lays out the map to get Connecticut there.
We believe that everyone has...
The ACLU-CT believes in a society where all people, including those who have been convicted of a crime, have equal opportunity to contribute to society and build successful and fulfilling lives.