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Legislation
Mar 29, 2018
Sandy LoMonico, criminal justice organizer for the ACLU of Connecticut, testifies re S.B. 13, a bill re shackling pregnant women, menstrual supplies for incarcerated women, family visitation policies in CT prisons
  • Women's Rights|
  • +3 Issues

S.B. 13, An Act Concerning Fair Treatment of Incarcerated Women

The ACLU of Connecticut is proud to stand up for incarcerated women’s health, rights, and dignity by supporting S.B. 13.
Legislation
Mar 27, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal System

H.B. 5394, An Act Concerning the Legalization and Regulation of the Retail Sale of Marijuana

Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal System

S.B. 486, An Act Concerning Notification to Boards of Education of the Release of a Juvenile Sexual Offender and a Model Policy Concerning the Reentry of Such Juveniles into the School System

Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal System

H.B. 5531, An Act Concerning Enhanced Employment Opportunities for Incarcerated Individuals

Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal System

S.B. 14, An Act Concerning Special Parole for High-Risk, Violent and Sexual Offenders

The ACLU of Connecticut supports this bill, which would take important steps toward curbing this astounding uptick in Connecticut's use of special parole.
Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal System

S.B. 509, An Act Concerning Newly Discovered Evidence

Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal System

S.B. 507, H.B. 5465, and H.B. 5547, Bills Concerning the Earned Risk Reduction Credit Program

Legislation
Mar 19, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal System

S.B. 487, An Act Concerning the Legalization, Taxation and Regulation of the Retail Sale and Recreational Use of Marijuana and Concerning the Production and Regulation of Hemp

This bill to fully legalize marijuana presents a chance for our state to further honor individual privacy rights, prevent discrimination, and remedy the disparate burdens that marijuana prohibition has placed on youth, communities of color, and poor communities throughout our state.
Legislation
Mar 16, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

H.B. 5458, An Act Concerning the Regulation of the Retail Sale of Marijuana

The War on Marijuana, like the War on Drugs overall, has been a failure. It has torn apart families and communities, ruined individuals’ lives, and acted as a vehicle for racial injustice.