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Statement in Response to Republican Press Event on Youth-Involved Car Thefts

Let’s be clear, not wanting to lock up kids for their first offense is the bare minimum we should expect from our state's leaders.

August 10, 2021

ACLU-CT & CTJA: The Solution to Youth Offenders is Not More Time

Concerning the discussion of bringing Connecticut’s legislature back into session to debate the state’s juvenile court system, the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut (ACLU-CT) and the Connecticut Justice Alliance (CTJA) issue the following joint statement.

July 8, 2021

ACLU-CT statement regarding Gov. Lamont’s veto of the protect act

Once again, Governor Lamont has shown he does not value the lives of the incarcerated people in our state, especially the disproportionate number of Black and Brown residents impacted by Connecticut's system of mass incarceration.

July 1, 2021

ACLU CT Reaction to Gov. Lamont signing of the Clean Slate Bill

With the passage of S.B. 1019, some people living with a record of conviction now get the chance at an automatically erased record if they go for a defined period of time without a new conviction.

June 10, 2021

Reaction to Legislative Passage of Absentee Voting Resolution, H.J. 58

The Connecticut Senate tonight voted 27-9 to approve H.J. 58, a legislative resolution, to allow all voters vote by no excuse absentee ballot access under the state constitution.

June 3, 2021

Reaction to Legislative Passage of Clean Slate Legislation, S.B. 1019

The Connecticut House of Representatives today voted to approve a Clean Slate bill, S.B. 1019, which would allow some people living with a record of conviction to earn the chance at an automatically erased record if they go for a defined period of time without a new conviction.

May 27, 2021