Legislation

We strongly encourage the committee to oppose Section 20 of Senate Bill 2, although we support the increased mental health care access and fee-free early childhood interventions proposed by this bill and take no position on the remainder of Senate Bill 2.

As an organization that values government transparency and accessibility, the ACLU-CT supports people having access to records created by public agencies.

For too long, patients in Connecticut have been denied dignity. House Bill 6398 represents a small, but real, step forward on that front.

Connecticut must also divest from policing and reinvest in programs that build strong and safe communities.

Decisions about end-of-life care are deeply personal. Each terminally ill person should have the right to make their own decisions about how to spend their final days and how to face death.

The ACLU-CT opposes this proposal because it would severely curtail the privacy rights and liberty interests of people with serious mental health conditions.

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.