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Let’s start including these workers in employment protections

When someone has earned the right to be part of society after arrest or conviction, they should have the right to support themselves and their loved ones, just like everyone else.

March 2, 2022

Stop housing discrimination against people living with a record

All people in Connecticut, including people who have been through the criminal legal system, should have the right to safe and stable housing.

March 1, 2022

Youth need care, not cops

We're proud to be in solidarity with the Community First Coalition's Care Not Cops campaign.

February 25, 2022

Smart Justice leader Curtis B. Hudson speaks out for the PROTECT Act with Stop Solitary CT

"It is a shame that we have to be here still fighting for a bill that was passed last year, but here we are and the barbaric use of solitary confinement in prison must end."

February 10, 2022

Speaking out for Compassionate Releases with the New Britain Racial Justice Coalition

COVID-19 remains a threat to the lives and health of people who are incarcerated in Connecticut prisons and jails.

February 5, 2022

On the 49th anniversary of Roe, CT has to be a firewall for abortion access

Connecticut must be in solidarity with people harmed by other states’ abortion bans, as well as people here who still need access. We must also look inward at our own state’s inequities and become a firewall for access to true reproductive freedom, including abortion care.

January 21, 2022