Legislation

No person or animal should ever experience sexual abuse, but it is imperative to consider solutions that do not contribute to mass incarceration or rely on blanket bans.

The ACLU-CT believes that everyone deserves access to safe, sanitary, and affordable housing, including justice-impacted people.

People in Connecticut cannot have a future here if they cannot afford a place to live. Everybody needs a safe, sanitary, and stable place to live, which builds prosperous communities.

The ACLU-CT believes that all children deserve access to education in buildings where children can thrive and have their basic health needs met with potable drinking water, functioning air conditioning, and proper ventilation.

Connecticut held 43 witchcraft trials, resulting in the execution of sixteen innocent people in the mid-1600s. Many of the people targeted as witches were poor, women, and often single mothers.

People who are harmed by the unauthorized disclosure of protected health information in violation of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) deserve the ability to recover financially in court, inclusive of costs and reasonable attorney fees.

The ACLU-CT supports measures that increase algorithmic oversight. Algorithms and artificial intelligence can perpetuate racial bias and inequity and deeply change how people interact with the government.

The ACLU-CT believes in expanding the right to privacy, increasing the control that people have over their personal information, and ensuring that civil liberties are enhanced rather than compromised by technology.

The ACLU-CT believes that in order to reduce the harm that policing is causing communities of color across the state, Connecticut must reduce the role, responsibilities, and presence of systems of policing. Police presence in schools is a key link in the school-to-prison pipeline.