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Legislation
Apr 05, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal System

HB 6887, An Act Concerning Additional Legal Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence

The ACLU-CT cannot support House Bill 6887 because it would increase mass incarceration and surveillance in our state.
Legislation
Apr 05, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal System

SB 1230, An Act Expanding Access to Public Defender Services

All people, regardless of income, deserve access to competent and zealous legal advocates.
Legislation
Apr 05, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal System

SB 926, An Act Concerning Persons Committed to the Jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board

The ACLU-CT believes that people receiving treatment in psychiatric facilities, no matter the security level of those facilities, are entitled to dignity and to their constitutionally protected rights.
Legislation
Apr 05, 2023
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  • Open Government|
  • +1 Issue

SB 1222, An Act Concerning Fees for Copying, Reviewing, and Redacting Records Created By Police Body-Worn Equipment and Dashboard Cameras

The public should never have to pay to access records kept by the government, and that includes recordings captured by police body and dashboard cameras.
Legislation
Apr 05, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

HB 5824, An Act Reforming the Bail System, and HJR 261, Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the State Constitution to Revise Requirements Relating to the Offering of Bail or Pretrial Release to Persons Accused of a Crime

We cannot jail our way into a lower gun violence rate or real public safety. Real public safety requires investing in programs and services that make us safe, not violent systems like incarceration and policing.
Legislation
Apr 05, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

HB 6916, An Act Concerning the Correction Advisory Committee

The ACLU-CT supports efforts to ensure that advisory boards and oversight committees are impartial from the government entities that they oversee.
Legislation
Apr 05, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal System

SB 1231, An Act Concerning a Defendant’s Competency to Stand Trial and Early Release into the Community

The ACLU-CT is an organization dedicated to ending mass incarceration and eliminating systemic racism in the criminal legal system.
Legislation
Apr 05, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +2 Issues

HB 6918, An Act Concerning Erasure of Criminal History Records

In 2021, the ACLU-CT supported Clean Slate, a bill that automatically erases criminal records after a defined conviction-free period. HB 6918 makes clarifying changes to Clean Slate to increase its coverage.
Legislation
Apr 05, 2023
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  • Reproductive Justice|
  • +1 Issue

SB 9, An Act Concerning Health and Wellness for Connecticut Residents

The ACLU-CT believes that all people deserve equal access to reproductive health services. The ACLU-CT opposes criminal prohibition of drugs.