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Concerning the discussion of bringing Connecticut’s legislature back into session to debate the state’s juvenile court system, the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut (ACLU-CT) and the Connecticut Justice Alliance (CTJA) issue the following joint statement.
Once again, Governor Lamont has shown he does not value the lives of the incarcerated people in our state, especially the disproportionate number of Black and Brown residents impacted by Connecticut's system of mass incarceration.
With the passage of S.B. 1019, some people living with a record of conviction now get the chance at an automatically erased record if they go for a defined period of time without a new conviction.
The Connecticut Senate tonight voted 27-9 to approve H.J. 58, a legislative resolution, to allow all voters vote by no excuse absentee ballot access under the state constitution.
The Connecticut House of Representatives today voted to approve a Clean Slate bill, S.B. 1019, which would allow some people living with a record of conviction to earn the chance at an automatically erased record if they go for a defined period of time without a new conviction.
The Connecticut Senate today voted to approve H.J. 59, a resolution which would put to voters the question of whether to amend Connecticut’s Constitution to allow early voting in the state. With today’s action in the Senate, the question of early voting will be on the 2022 general electi