Legislation

Voting is a foundation of democracy, a right through which we can protect and preserve our other rights.

Connecticut voters have spoken, and early voting is extremely popular and necessary.

The ACLU-CT believes that all people deserve equal access to reproductive health services, including fertility treatments.

Relying on police as first responders to drug overdoses and other addiction crises will not improve our public health outlook for opioid addiction, but rather will prop up the system of mass incarceration.

Ending mass incarceration requires us to continue making progress toward reducing the number of people who enter the criminal legal system and reducing the amount of time that people who do not enter the system serve.

People involved in our criminal legal system who finish their sentences have paid their debt to society. But rather than support people with criminal records to thrive in their communities, CT barricades them from education opportunities, employment, and essential social services.

Access to places of leisure like public beaches and swimming pools have long been sites of discrimination. Fair beach access is an issue that has haunted Connecticut for too long, with restrictive policies that are grounded in politics and discrimination.

The ACLU-CT believes in equality for all people, no matter where they are from or what they have been subjected to in their past. Medical care is a human right, so immigration status should have no impact on someone’s ability to access healthcare.

Red light cameras result in increasing police surveillance, while ignoring real solutions and people’s actual safety needs. The ACLU-CT is opposed to the use of speed and red light cameras because of the significant due process, privacy, and racial justice threats these cameras pose.