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During today’s event, leaders called on legislators to prioritize and pass a Clean Slate bill that includes felony protections, automatic record erasure, and strong anti-discrimination protections for those with erased records.
After more than a decade of legislative attempts at similar legislation, a bill to end prison gerrymandering today passed out of the General Assembly and now awaits action from Governor Lamont.
For the first time, the Senate has passed legislation to abolish prison gerrymandering, by a near-unanimous, bipartisan vote of 35-1. The bill now awaits action by the House, where Speaker Matt Ritter will determine whether and when to bring S.B. 753 to a floor vote.
Legislators, civil rights advocates push for General Assembly to pass historic legislation
A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and multiple school boards.
Civil rights advocates, including people directly affected by the criminal legal system, gathered in front of the State Capitol Building today to call on the legislature to pass Clean Slate legislation currently pending before the Senate.