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Mar 10, 2021

Smart Justice testifies in support of strong Clean Slate

Smart Justice

"Living a life with a criminal record has been a challenge I don’t think anyone can understand unless they’ve experienced it firsthand."

"Living a life with a criminal record has been a challenge I don’t think anyone can understand unless they’ve experienced it firsthand."

ACLU-CT Smart Justice leaders stand with "people not prisons" banner and "Clean Slate" sign outside of the CT State Capitol. They are behind a podium, and wearing blue "people not prisons" shirts. Many have fists up in power salutes.
ACLU-CT Smart Justice leaders stand with "people not prisons" banner and "Clean Slate" sign outside of the CT State Capitol. They are behind a podium, and wearing blue "people not prisons" shirts. Many have fists up in power salutes.
Mar 10, 2021

The death penalty showed why we need prosecutorial accountability.

Smart Justice
History could keep repeating itself without rules to start holding state’s attorneys to commonsense best practices.
By Kelly McConney Moore
History could keep repeating itself without rules to start holding state’s attorneys to commonsense best practices.
By Kelly McConney Moore
Mar 8, 2021

State’s attorneys’ term lengths are extreme outliers in Connecticut and across the country

Smart Justice
In our state, the top prosecutors in each judicial district go for eight years without any external oversight. A bill in the legislature could change that.
By Kelly McConney Moore
In our state, the top prosecutors in each judicial district go for eight years without any external oversight. A bill in the legislature could change that.
By Kelly McConney Moore
ACLUCT Smart Justice leader Sean Sellars is in the foreground, wearing a mask and baseball hat, looking toward the CT capitol building. In the background is the Connecticut capitol building and a blue sky.
ACLUCT Smart Justice leader Sean Sellars is in the foreground, wearing a mask and baseball hat, looking toward the CT capitol building. In the background is the Connecticut capitol building and a blue sky.
Mar 4, 2021

Employment discrimination against people with a record is discrimination. It needs to end.

Smart Justice

Connecticut needs to pass HB 6474.

Connecticut needs to pass HB 6474.

Feb 26, 2021

The Coordinated Attack on Trans Student Athletes

LGBTQIA+ Rights
Opponents of trans rights have moved from attacking trans students in restrooms to attacking trans students in sports, including in Connecticut.
Opponents of trans rights have moved from attacking trans students in restrooms to attacking trans students in sports, including in Connecticut.
Protestors with signs advocating for the rights of trans youth.
Protestors with signs advocating for the rights of trans youth.
Feb 26, 2021

Decriminalizing cannabis requires decriminalization. And equity.

Racial Justice

If Connecticut decriminalizes cannabis, it must include steps to repair the harms of the past and to prevent future harm. Although we support its concept of decriminalizing cannabis, the Governor's cannabis...

By Kelly McConney Moore

If Connecticut decriminalizes cannabis, it must include steps to repair the harms of the past and to prevent future harm. Although we support its concept of decriminalizing cannabis, the Governor's cannabis...

By Kelly McConney Moore