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Apr 02, 2019
S.B. 1113, An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission with Respect to the Sexual Offender Registry, Petitions to Terminate Parental Rights of Incarcerated Parents and Sentence Review
The Sentencing Commission’s recommendations included in Senate Bill 1113 will make the sexual offender registry more effective and fair. However, as introduced, this bill has a serious constitutional vulnerability.
Apr 02, 2019
H.B. 6723, An Act Concerning Reform of Parole Release and Revocation Practices and the Membership of the Board of Pardons and Paroles
The ACLU-CT supports this bill to increase access to data about the work of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and to include justice-impacted people and victims on the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Apr 02, 2019
S.B. 1112, An Act Concerning Commitment of a Person Found Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect
It is unfair and unjust to extend a maximum commitment by any length of time. A court cannot simply extend the length of a person’s incarceration when the person has served the maximum amount of time for the crime for which they were convicted. The ACLU-CT therefore supports this bill.
Apr 02, 2019
S.B. 1111, An Act Concerning a Study of Criminal Laws of This State
The ACLU-CT supports this bill to establish a working group to study Connecticut’s criminal laws. However, we believe the legislature should create clear mandates for what the working group should study, who should serve on the working group, and the product the working group should produce.
Apr 02, 2019
S.B. 1110, An Act Concerning Inmate Claims That are Filed With the Office of the Claims Commissioner
The ACLU-CT protects the rights of all people, including people who are incarcerated. We therefore support this bill, which would allow people who are incarcerated or people suing on their behalf to obtain files that relate to their claim for death or permanent injuries suffered while incarcerated.
Mar 25, 2019
S.B. 880, An Act Increasing Fairness and Transparency in the Criminal Justice System
Prosecutors hold people’s lives in their hands. Despite the enormous power that prosecutors wield, Connecticut residents have very little information about what they do. We support S.B. 880 to bring transparency to this part of the justice system.
Mar 22, 2019
S.B. 1085, An Act Concerning the Legalization of the Retail Sale and Possession of Cannabis and Concerning Erasure of Criminal Records in the Case of Conviction Based on the Possession of a Small Amount of Cannabis and H.B. 7372
Mar 08, 2019
SB 993, An Act Concerning Local and State Cooperation in the Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law
The Trump Administration's federal deportation machine is tearing apart families and communities in Connecticut. Our state's safety, health, and values are better served by opting out of participation in this cruel system. We oppose this bill.
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