Legislation

Smart Justice was at the Capitol day in and day out this year, fighting for a healthier, freer Connecticut.

Among the more cruel and unjust aspects of the system of mass incarceration is the criminalization of children and young people.

Among the most vulnerable people who become enmeshed in the criminal legal system are young people under the age of eighteen, who suffer unique harms due to their involvement in the criminal legal system and are more likely to experience even wider racial disparities than exist for adults.

The ACLU-CT believes that children should be supported with services and resources that support them, their families, and their communities, rather than criminalized.

Voting is a foundation of democracy, a right through which we can protect and preserve our other rights. One way to encourage higher youth vote turnout is through pre-registration, where young adults complete voter registration ahead of their eighteenth birthday.

Poor environmental conditions due to environmental racism is linked to poor health outcomes. We as a state must take action to ensure that no child is subjected to poor air quality at school, at home, or anywhere.

HB 6732 is an important measure in addressing the racial and income disparities in the quality of drinking water in nursery schools and preschools.

The ACLU-CT unwaveringly supports the constitutional right to seek an abortion. As anti-abortion politicians across the country deny our freedom and obstruct access to abortion, the ACLU-CT supports legislation that increases access to abortion.

Deceptive interrogation tactics are outdated and ineffective threats to justice. SB 1071 would be a first step toward ending this deceitful manipulation of children, who are some of the most vulnerable people in interrogations.