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From our 2020 newsletter, a look back at the lawsuit and advocacy that led to Connecticut voters being allowed to vote absentee because of COVID-19 for the November 3, 2020 election, and a look ahead at what's next for voting rights advocacy in Connecticut.
It took a split second for my whole world to come crashing down.
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.
The ACLU of Connecticut is saddened to learn of the passing of Drew S. Days III, a champion of civil liberties and former ACLU-CT board member and legal advisor, who died on Sunday, November 15, 2020.
Beyond thanking Black organizers and voters, it’s long past time for Connecticut politicians to start prioritizing racial justice policies.
The results of an ACLU of Connecticut investigation suggest that Connecticut prosecutors are not following the leads of those colleagues across the country, but are instead relying on cops to self-report wrongdoing.