Chief State’s Attorney finalists respond to Smart Justice survey
No matter what happens, we’re ready to keep advocating for the next Chief State’s Attorney to embrace their role in decreasing incarceration and racism in the criminal legal system.
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CT Is About to Pick a New Chief State's Attorney. Smart Justice has questions.
We’re asking the three finalists to take our survey about their views on incarceration and racism.
What happened at the legislature in 2022?
We fought every step of the way for liberation, justice, and equity. Here is the good and bad news.
Press Releases
New Chief State’s Attorney Must Change Status Quo
The Criminal Justice Commission today chose Patrick Griffin to become Connecticut’s next Chief State’s Attorney.
Reaction to Legislative Passage of Bill to Stop Job Licensure Discrimination Against People Based on Criminal Record
The Connecticut Senate today voted to approve a bill to prevent job licensure discrimination against people living with a record of arrest or conviction, H.B. 5248.
National ACLU Comment on Reporting of Leaked SCOTUS Opinion Overturning Roe
The following statement was issued by national American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony Romero in response to reporting of a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court overturning Roe v....
In the legislature
Legislative session ended on May 4, 2022. Smart Justice was there every step of the way and successfully passed H.B. 5248, a bill to end job licensure discrimination against people living with a record. Now, it's on to Governor Lamont's desk.
H.B. 5248, An Act Concerning the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions on Occupational Licenses
House Bill 5248 is the opportunity for Connecticut to require job licensure boards to make a determination based on a person, not a background check result. We will all benefit if we stop blocking people’s access to employment solely based on that person’s criminal record.
