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State’s Attorney should be representing the interests of the people of Connecticut—that includes incarcerated and formally incarcerated individuals. PEOPLE LIKE ME.
State’s Attorney should be representing the interests of the people of Connecticut—that includes incarcerated and formally incarcerated individuals. PEOPLE LIKE ME.
Every Connecticut resident is affected by the decisions made by Connecticut prosecutors, known as “state’s attorneys".
Every Connecticut resident is affected by the decisions made by Connecticut prosecutors, known as “state’s attorneys".
Adolescence happens on a spectrum, and people who convicted when they were under the age of 26 should receive the same parole opportunities as young people under the age of 18 currently do.
Adolescence happens on a spectrum, and people who convicted when they were under the age of 26 should receive the same parole opportunities as young people under the age of 18 currently do.
Strip searches are dehumanizing, humiliating, state-sanctioned trauma and sexual violence.
Strip searches are dehumanizing, humiliating, state-sanctioned trauma and sexual violence.
Strip searches are used to embarrass, shame and dehumanize. It's time to end the practice. Reentry is difficult without an ID. Sending people home from prison without an ID is setting them up for failure....
Strip searches are used to embarrass, shame and dehumanize. It's time to end the practice. Reentry is difficult without an ID. Sending people home from prison without an ID is setting them up for failure....
If the state knows a person’s identity well enough to incarcerate them, then the state can give them the proper identification when they leave.
If the state knows a person’s identity well enough to incarcerate them, then the state can give them the proper identification when they leave.
