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The ACLU of Connecticut takes an active role in every session of the state legislature to support bills that advance civil liberties and oppose those that do not. We have testified before the legislature hundreds of times and have taken leading roles in the struggles to repeal the death penalty, fight racial profiling, reform police practices, decriminalize marijuana, protect LGBT rights, and prevent encroachment on the right to free speech.
The ACLU-CT protects the rights of all people, including people who are incarcerated. We therefore support this bill, which would allow people who are incarcerated or people suing on their behalf to obtain files that relate to their claim for death or permanent injuries suffered while incarcerated.
The Sentencing Commission’s recommendations included in Senate Bill 1113 will make the sexual offender registry more effective and fair. However, as introduced, this bill has a serious constitutional vulnerability.
The ACLU-CT supports this bill to increase access to data about the work of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and to include justice-impacted people and victims on the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
It is unfair and unjust to extend a maximum commitment by any length of time. A court cannot simply extend the length of a person’s incarceration when the person has served the maximum amount of time for the crime for which they were convicted. The ACLU-CT therefore supports this bill.
The ACLU-CT supports this bill to establish a working group to study Connecticut’s criminal laws. However, we believe the legislature should create clear mandates for what the working group should study, who should serve on the working group, and the product the working group should produce.
The ACLU-CT supports this bill, which would require the implementation of policies and procedures regarding the production and retail sale of marijuana to prioritize participation in the industry by people from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition.
