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Jan 1, 2021

As prison settlement ends, the state must work harder to protect incarcerated people from COVID-19

Criminal Legal System

Govenor Lamont, the DOC, and the Attorney General’s office that represents the DOC in court cases, have not prioritized the lives and safety of incarcerated people during this pandemic. It is not too late...

Govenor Lamont, the DOC, and the Attorney General’s office that represents the DOC in court cases, have not prioritized the lives and safety of incarcerated people during this pandemic. It is not too late...

A person in a red coat, black facemask, and black hood holds a sign that says "Prisons are not hospitals" in front of the Connecticut State Capitol building in December 2020.
A person in a red coat, black facemask, and black hood holds a sign that says "Prisons are not hospitals" in front of the Connecticut State Capitol building in December 2020.
Dec 15, 2020

National Fair Housing Lawsuit Filed

Women's Rights

Together with the national ACLU and our partners, we sued the Trump Administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over its attempt to gut fair housing protections under the Fair Housing...

Together with the national ACLU and our partners, we sued the Trump Administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over its attempt to gut fair housing protections under the Fair Housing...

A block of apartments, white on top with balconies and brick below, stand in front of a blue sky.
A block of apartments, white on top with balconies and brick below, stand in front of a blue sky.
Dec 15, 2020

Fight continues to protect incarcerated people from COVID-19

Smart Justice

From the beginning of the pandemic, it was clear that the conditions of incarceration put people who are incarcerated at risk of a serious COVID-19 outbreak. This story is part of our 2020 newsletter, in...

From the beginning of the pandemic, it was clear that the conditions of incarceration put people who are incarcerated at risk of a serious COVID-19 outbreak. This story is part of our 2020 newsletter, in...

A group of Smart Justice leaders, advocates, and legislators, all wearing masks, stand behind the ACLU-CT's blue "People Not Prisons" banner outside of the Connecticut state capitol building.
A group of Smart Justice leaders, advocates, and legislators, all wearing masks, stand behind the ACLU-CT's blue "People Not Prisons" banner outside of the Connecticut state capitol building.
Dec 15, 2020

Police accountability law is first step for change

Policing

As part of our 2020 newsletter, we look back at the police accountability law passed this summer, and toward the unfinished business of building a future where our communities are able to invest in the to...

As part of our 2020 newsletter, we look back at the police accountability law passed this summer, and toward the unfinished business of building a future where our communities are able to invest in the to...

A cardboard sign taped to a fence outside of a Stamford Connecticut protest. The sign says: "No more $750,000 police tanks," "demilitarize the police," and "invest in our communities." It has a drawing of a raised fist, and of a tank crossed out.
A cardboard sign taped to a fence outside of a Stamford Connecticut protest. The sign says: "No more $750,000 police tanks," "demilitarize the police," and "invest in our communities." It has a drawing of a raised fist, and of a tank crossed out.
Dec 15, 2020

Lawsuit and Advocacy Expand Voting Rights During COVID-19

Voting Rights

From our 2020 newsletter, a look back at the lawsuit and advocacy that led to Connecticut voters being allowed to vote absentee because of COVID-19 for the November 3, 2020 election, and a look ahead at...

From our 2020 newsletter, a look back at the lawsuit and advocacy that led to Connecticut voters being allowed to vote absentee because of COVID-19 for the November 3, 2020 election, and a look ahead at...

Two official Connecticut ballot drop boxes sit outside of the Waterbury city hall in 2020. The boxes are large, rectangular, and look like library book drops, with the state of CT seal visible, and "official ballot drop box," on their fronts and sides
Two official Connecticut ballot drop boxes sit outside of the Waterbury city hall in 2020. The boxes are large, rectangular, and look like library book drops, with the state of CT seal visible, and "official ballot drop box," on their fronts and sides
Dec 14, 2020

A Middle Finger Cost Me My Livelihood as a Woman Athlete

Noriana Radwan, Athlete

It took a split second for my whole world to come...

By Noriana Radwan

Noriana Radwan, Athlete

It took a split second for my whole world to come...

By Noriana Radwan
UCONN Soccer player and author Noriana Radwan is seen on the soccer pitch.
UCONN Soccer player and author Noriana Radwan is seen on the soccer pitch.