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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 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,...
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...
The ACLU-CT supports meaningful reform to empower people who have experienced sexual harassment and violence. While the ACLU-CT does not oppose movement to reassess Connecticut’s statutes of limitations for...
The ACLU of Connecticut supports this bill to create more fairness and justice in our criminal justice system.