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After the horrific tragedy in Newtown some blogs have published false, misleading and distorted information about so-called "outpatient commitment" legislation in the 2012 session of the Connecticut General Assembly and the ACLU of Connecticut's role in opposing it.
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Police departments in Connecticut routinely impose barriers to accepting complaints from civilians, disregarding best practices that are widely accepted by law enforcement experts, according to a report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut.
Research has shown that brain development influences adolescent crime, one of the reasons the state Sentencing Commission is considering a ban on sentencing juveniles to long stretches in prison with no chance of parole.
Photo identification is never required to vote in Connecticut, an important point to remember when some voters may have lost or misplaced their IDs in Hurricane Sandy and others may be confused by controversial photo identification laws in other states.
Comprehensive reforms to the East Haven Police Department outlined in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice will not only start to repair the damage caused by years of biased policing in that city but will also serve as a model for other Connecticut police departments.