House Bill 6548, An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Jury Selection Task Force

In the U.S., serving on a jury is a basic function of citizenship. By excluding people with certain records from jury service, Connecticut is also denying criminal defendants their constitutional right to a jury of their peers drawn from a fair cross-section of the community.

In the U.S., serving on a jury is a basic function of citizenship. By excluding people with certain records from jury service, Connecticut is also denying criminal defendants their constitutional right to a jury of their peers drawn from a fair cross-section of the community.

By eliminating the prohibition on people with felony convictions serving on juries for seven years after their conviction, a barrier to civic participation is removed.