The ACLU of Connecticut takes an active role in every session of the state legislature to support bills that advance civil liberties and oppose those that do not. We have testified before the legislature hundreds of times and have taken leading roles in the struggles to repeal the death penalty, fight racial profiling, challenge police practices, advocate for decarceation and an end to discrimination against people living with a criminal record, protect and expand LGBTQIA+ rights, and prevent encroachment on the right to free speech.
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Relying on police as first responders to drug overdoses and other addiction crises will not improve our public health outlook for opioid addiction, but rather will prop up the system of mass incarceration...
Ending mass incarceration requires us to continue making progress toward reducing the number of people who enter the criminal legal system and reducing the amount of time that people who do not enter the...
People involved in our criminal legal system who finish their sentences have paid their debt to society. But rather than support people with criminal records to thrive in their communities, CT barricades...
Contact between community members and police can have tragic consequences for people experiencing mental health crises and substance use disorder. People who are in mental health crises need treatment.
People involved in our criminal legal system who finish their sentences have paid their debt to society. People with criminal histories may be more likely to encounter background checks, and therefore more...
The sexual abuse of minors is abhorrent, and all children should have the chance to grow up safe and loved. Expanding policing to include an online sting unit in our state, however, would ultimately cause...