While no one wants to see any animal injured or killed at the hands of a human, doubling the potential penalty for this category of offense is not the answer.

The ACLU-CT is dedicated to ending mass incarceration. That effort requires that the General Assembly continue making progress towards reducing the number of people who enter the criminal legal system and reducing the amount of time that people who do enter the system serve. The legislature will not achieve that kind of progress if it increases penalties for crimes without any real justification to do so.

Status

Active

Session

2021

Bill number

SB 123

Position

Oppose