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NAACP and ACLU Applaud Historic Committee Approval of Legislation to Abolish Prison Gerrymandering

This year, lawmakers have a once-in-a-decade opportunity to act on the issue and make Connecticut the eleventh state to end prison gerrymandering.

March 29, 2021

Statement Reacting to "Vaccine Passports" Comments by Governor Ned Lamont

Instead of conjecturing about potentially problematic measures that may not work, we encourage the state to focus on creating an equitable vaccination rollout that truly includes people with disabilities and Black and Latinx people, and on robust public education efforts regarding the vaccine.

March 25, 2021

On Eve of Once-a-Decade Redistricting, NAACP and ACLU Launch Campaign to Abolish Prison Gerrymandering in Connecticut

Elected officials and civil rights leaders call for Connecticut to become eleventh state to pass critical racial justice legislation.

March 10, 2021

Closure of Northern Correctional Institution Would be Historic Step Forward

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) will soon announce plans to close Northern Correctional Institution (Northern) by July 1, 2021.

February 8, 2021

Lawsuit Seeks to End Physical and Psychological Abuse of People with Mental Illness Incarcerated in Northern Correctional Institution

Disability Rights Connecticut is suing the Connecticut Department of Correction for its continuing physical and psychological abuse of people with mental illness incarcerated at Northern Correctional Institution, the state’s only supermax prison.

February 4, 2021

ACLU Statement on Violence at the U.S. Capitol Building

In response to the violence at the U.S. Capitol building, delaying the certification of the Electoral College tally, ACLU leaders issued the following statements.

January 7, 2021