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Housing is the most critical and fundamental part of reentry, but far too often the most difficult to achieve. The more I see it the more I understand why people go back to jail. HB 6948 is about giving people a fair opportunity to find a safe place to live.

We’re focused on another kind of big score: Getting voting rights properly funded by our state legislature and Governor Lamont.

Students deserve to learn in an environment free from harm.

We’ll need your help to get this work done this session – are you ready to join us?

ACLU of Connecticut debuts interactive legislative tracker for our 2025 priorities

Know the 15 new laws go into effect January 1st, 2025 in Connecticut.

Since its launch almost six years ago, ACLU Smart Justice Connecticut has been, and continues to be, a vital part of the ACLU of Connecticut’s success before, during, and after the legislative session. Thank you, Smart Justice!

The ACLU of Connecticut began the 2024 legislative session with a concrete vision and a formidable team.

In order to better understand how HB 5242, an Act Concerning the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Records on Housing, helps people to get access to housing, digital content strategist Rachel Moon sat down with Jess Zaccagnino, our policy counsel, to discuss what exactly this bill does.