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House Bill 5543 presents the Connecticut General Assembly with a chance to stand up for justice, equality, safety, and community by limiting the state's unnecessary participation in the federal government's...
House Bill 5545 would undermine justice, equality, safety, and community by requiring the state's unnecessary participation in the federal government's deportation program. By weakening Connecticut's TRUST...
The ACLU of Connecticut supports this bill, which would take important steps toward curbing this astounding uptick in Connecticut's use of special parole.
This bill would allow someone to file a motion for a new trial when forensic evidence that was used to convict them has been undermined since the trial. As an organization that works to defend everyone's...
This bill reduces the maximum sentence for misdemeanor offenses by one day, from 365 to 364 days, in an effort to protect immigrants from unnecessary Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) involvement....
The ACLU-CT believes that this bill’s broad mandate is bad public policy. There is not a one-size-fits-all approach for these complicated cases. Notification of a board of education of the release of a...