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On this page, you will find the information provided by the DOC to the ACLU of Connecticut regarding testing and discretionary releases. Under the settlement in McPherson v Lamont, the DOC is required to report this information to the ACLU-CT on the first business day of the month.
We're not taking a position for or against any particular applicant. But we do believe whoever is chosen to become the next Hartford State's Attorney must be committed to achieving decarceration and reducing systemic racial inequities.
It's is critical that the process for choosing Connecticut's first Inspector General -- and the ultimate nominee for that role -- are committed to the value that Black lives matter, and to holding police accountable for hurting and killing people.
No matter who the next DOC Commissioner is, that person must commit to making our state stronger, safer, and healthier by embracing decarceration and racial justice policies.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court justice who first rose to national prominence as an ACLU lawyer fighting for equal rights for women, has died at 87 years old.
We’ve filed a Freedom of Information request to all state’s attorneys in Connecticut, including the office of the chief state’s attorney, seeking copies of those lists and of state’s attorneys’ policies and procedures for updating, maintaining, and disclosing them to defendants.