Senate Bill 1058, An Act Concerning Compassionate Parole Release by the Board of Pardons and Paroles and Concerning Staff of the Department of Correction

  • Status: Active
  • Position: Support
  • Bill Number: SB 1058
  • Session: 2021
  • Latest Update: March 22, 2021
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread inside the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC), Connecticut’s prisons and jails were not healthy places.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread inside the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC), Connecticut’s prisons and jails were not healthy places.

The ACLU-CT supports Senate Bill 1058 as a necessary but not, alone, sufficient step to ensuring that no one ever dies in DOC custody during a public health crisis again.

No results.

Pandemics require more compassionate releases from prisons

Prisons are unhealthy places all the time, especially during disasters, epidemics, pandemics, and other public health emergencies.

A person in a red coat, black facemask, and black hood holds a sign that says "Prisons are not hospitals" in front of the Connecticut State Capitol building in December 2020.