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On Thursday, December 14, 2017, New Britain police shot and killed one person and shot and injured two others after chasing the car in which all three were present. The ACLU of Connecticut released the following statement.
On December 11, the Hartford City Council voted 7-2 to use state funding to expand video surveillance and drone use by the Hartford Police Department.
The third statewide report about police traffic stops shows that some police in Connecticut are disproportionately stopping Black and Latino drivers.
ESPN, a company headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut, suspended anchor Jemele Hill after she shared her thoughts about NFL protests on her personal social media page. David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut, issued the following statement.
Sean Spell, a former Hartford police sergeant, was convicted of assault charges stemming from an incident in which he stomped on a handcuffed man’s head during an arrest in June of 2016. The following is a reaction from David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut.
Connecticut's second statewide police Taser report shows increases in racial disparities in police Taser use, increases in police Taser use against people in mental health crises, and more police Taser use against children.