News & Commentary

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.

When the new state-ordered investigation regarding the CT State Police falsifying traffic records was released on January 31, 2024, we hoped it would shed new light on this statewide scandal. Instead, the more carefully we read this new report, the more it reinforced our concerns.

Welcome to 2024. We have a lot to do during this legislative session and we’ll need your help to step up to protect the civil rights of everyone in our communities. Are you ready to join us?

Sit down with David McGuire, Erycka Ortiz, and Amber Vlangas to talk about what the ACLU-CT sees for its future in Fairfield County.

The ACLU of Connecticut approached the 2023 legislative session with ambitious goals to improve access to the ballot box, begin holding prosecutors accountable, and protect children from police lying and threats. 

Attempted book bans are on the rise in Connecticut. Here’s how you can push back.

Introducing early voting would begin to address the state’s racist history of voter suppression.

Every person should have a chance at hope. The criminal legal system should be open to the idea of redemption and rehabilitation. We join the call for the CT Board of Pardons and Paroles (BOPP) to re-start commutations.

State’s Attorney should be representing the interests of the people of Connecticut—that includes incarcerated and formally incarcerated individuals. PEOPLE LIKE ME.