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We urge you to stand firmly behind Clean Slate, which both the Senate and House passed with large majorities (23-12 & 91-56), and not to agree to further limitations or carve outs as Gov. Lamont suggested in his recent letter.
On Monday, June 14, at 12 p.m. we live-streamed a webinar to talk about the 2021 state legislative session with the ACLU of Connecticut's Smart Justice team and executive director David McGuire.
On May 21, 2021, national ACLU president Deborah Archer and ACLU of Connecticut executive director David McGuire came together to talk about the ACLU's work ahead for racial justice and systemic equity in a special livestreamed conversation.
The Chief State's Attorney is up for a reappointment hearing. Here's how he responded to 10 questions from Smart Justice about his views on police accountability, prosecutorial accountability and transparency, decarceration, and racial justice.
Legislative session ends on June 9. As we head into the last weeks of session, the clock is ticking on all of these bills.
I’m not just fighting for a Clean Slate for myself. I’m fighting for my daughter and all people, the family members and loved ones and communities that have been held down. The barriers associated with a record can have ripple effects for generations.