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Jul 16, 2020

ACLU-CT Testimony Regarding LCO No. 3471, An Act Concerning Police Accountability

Policing

Below, you'll find a copy of the ACLU of Connecticut's testimony regarding LCO No. 3471, "An Act Concerning Police Accountability," as introduced. Regardless of what happens next at the legislature, this...

Below, you'll find a copy of the ACLU of Connecticut's testimony regarding LCO No. 3471, "An Act Concerning Police Accountability," as introduced. Regardless of what happens next at the legislature, this...

ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony
Jun 26, 2020

State’s Attorney appointments are only the beginning for reshaping prosecution in Connecticut

Smart Justice

The first State's Attorney reappointments under new law are a chance for the Criminal Justice Commission to choose new leadership and send the message that prosecution in Connecticut needs to change.

By Kelly McConney Moore

The first State's Attorney reappointments under new law are a chance for the Criminal Justice Commission to choose new leadership and send the message that prosecution in Connecticut needs to change.

By Kelly McConney Moore
ACLU of Connecticut photo of laptop, phone, headphones with an ACLU of Connecticut sticker
ACLU of Connecticut photo of laptop, phone, headphones with an ACLU of Connecticut sticker
Jun 24, 2020

Divestment from policing is close to reality for a lot of people in our state. It should be reality for everyone.

Policing

It’s about bigger towns and cities, especially those where policing most harms Black and Latinx people, getting the same chance to do what other Connecticut towns have long done: investing hard-earned...

By Claudine Constant, Melvin Medina

It’s about bigger towns and cities, especially those where policing most harms Black and Latinx people, getting the same chance to do what other Connecticut towns have long done: investing hard-earned...

By Claudine Constant, Melvin Medina
Red tent with white sign. Sign reads: Divest from policing / invest in2 community
Red tent with white sign. Sign reads: Divest from policing / invest in2 community
Jun 17, 2020

Policymakers need to listen to activists on the solutions to police violence and racism

Racial Justice

This movement has been around since the early days of policing and has always been led by activists and organizers from communities that have been harmed by the police. It’s time people in power listen.

By Kelly McConney Moore

This movement has been around since the early days of policing and has always been led by activists and organizers from communities that have been harmed by the police. It’s time people in power listen.

By Kelly McConney Moore
Red tent with white sign. Sign reads: Divest from policing / invest in2 community
Red tent with white sign. Sign reads: Divest from policing / invest in2 community
May 21, 2020

Lamont’s “re”opening runs the risk of widening inequities in our state

To understand what Lamont’s choice to add more businesses to the lists of those that have been open could mean for Connecticut, it’s useful to look at what his actions so far have meant for vulnerable...

By David McGuire

To understand what Lamont’s choice to add more businesses to the lists of those that have been open could mean for Connecticut, it’s useful to look at what his actions so far have meant for vulnerable...

By David McGuire
undraw illustration of three people in blue shirts walking 6 feet apart in white masks and white gloves, with blue trees in background
undraw illustration of three people in blue shirts walking 6 feet apart in white masks and white gloves, with blue trees in background
May 13, 2020

Protecting Public Health and the Right to Vote Means Expanding Vote-by-Mail

Voting Rights

Expanding absentee voting for widespread illness in the state is a simple and important part of protecting voting rights.

By Kelly McConney Moore

Expanding absentee voting for widespread illness in the state is a simple and important part of protecting voting rights.

By Kelly McConney Moore
a white envelope against wood background. written on the envelope: LET PEOPLE VOTE
a white envelope against wood background. written on the envelope: LET PEOPLE VOTE