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Right now, Connecticut’s legislature is considering a bill that, among other things, would ban “qualified immunity” for police in Connecticut. As a result, the phrase “qualified immunity” is getting tossed...
Right now, Connecticut’s legislature is considering a bill that, among other things, would ban “qualified immunity” for police in Connecticut. As a result, the phrase “qualified immunity” is getting tossed...
Below, you'll find a copy of the ACLU of Connecticut's testimony regarding LCO No. 3471, "An Act Concerning Police Accountability," as introduced. Regardless of what happens next at the legislature, this...
Below, you'll find a copy of the ACLU of Connecticut's testimony regarding LCO No. 3471, "An Act Concerning Police Accountability," as introduced. Regardless of what happens next at the legislature, this...
The first State's Attorney reappointments under new law are a chance for the Criminal Justice Commission to choose new leadership and send the message that prosecution in Connecticut needs to change.
The first State's Attorney reappointments under new law are a chance for the Criminal Justice Commission to choose new leadership and send the message that prosecution in Connecticut needs to change.
It’s about bigger towns and cities, especially those where policing most harms Black and Latinx people, getting the same chance to do what other Connecticut towns have long done: investing hard-earned...
It’s about bigger towns and cities, especially those where policing most harms Black and Latinx people, getting the same chance to do what other Connecticut towns have long done: investing hard-earned...
This movement has been around since the early days of policing and has always been led by activists and organizers from communities that have been harmed by the police. It’s time people in power listen.
This movement has been around since the early days of policing and has always been led by activists and organizers from communities that have been harmed by the police. It’s time people in power listen.
To understand what Lamont’s choice to add more businesses to the lists of those that have been open could mean for Connecticut, it’s useful to look at what his actions so far have meant for vulnerable...
To understand what Lamont’s choice to add more businesses to the lists of those that have been open could mean for Connecticut, it’s useful to look at what his actions so far have meant for vulnerable...
