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Among the more cruel and unjust aspects of the system of mass incarceration is the criminalization of children and young people.
We support S.B. 1212 and H.B. 6895 which prescribe those kinds of reviews and provide an important chance to modernize and prune our criminal statutes.
Prosecutors hold people’s lives in their hands: their decisions impact a person’s freedom, fundamental rights, and entire future.
The First Amendment is clear. Government actors and agencies cannot and should not censor people for disagreeing with them, whether that is at a town meeting, on a public sidewalk, or online.
The importance of the right to vote cannot be overstated. Yet, the State of Connecticut long denied this fundamental right to its Black citizens and other citizens of color. From its founding through the...
HB 6875 would provide concrete direction to DOC by ensuring that it creates a simple system to make sure that all people receive access to the proper state issued identification as they leave prison.