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: Mar 22, 2021
ACLU of Connecticut ACLU-CT Legislative Testimony

Summary


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.

News and Commentary


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.