Towns, quit criminalizing people who ask for help

No one should be criminalized for asking for help. Yet that is exactly what towns do when they attempt to ban people from panhandling.

By Dan Barrett

A cardboard sign sits on the grass in front of the CT state capitol building. In black letters with white background, the sign says: "dismantle the mass incarceration system"

Anti-Panhandling Ordinances Must Be Repealed

Eliminating the symptoms of the social crisis that we are going through with policing is neither an effective policy nor a morally sound one.

By Thomas Regan-Lefebvre

Red tent with white sign. Sign reads: Divest from policing / invest in2 community

Chief State’s Attorney finalists respond to Smart Justice survey

No matter what happens, we’re ready to keep advocating for the next Chief State’s Attorney to embrace their role in decreasing incarceration and racism in the criminal legal system.

By Claudine Constant, Gus Marks-Hamilton

Smart Justice leaders stand in front of the CT capitol. The sun is breaking through a cloud. One person stands with arms upstretched above their head, behind the people not prisons banner

CT Is About to Pick a New Chief State's Attorney. Smart Justice has questions.

We’re asking the three finalists to take our survey about their views on incarceration and racism.

By Claudine Constant, Gus Marks-Hamilton

ACLUCT Smart Justice leaders, in blue people not prisons shirts, crouch and stand with a massive red heart that says "strength" in white letters. Behind them is the CT capitol building. They are masked and raising their fists in celebration and power.

What happened at the legislature in 2022?

We fought every step of the way for liberation, justice, and equity. Here is the good and bad news.

The Connecticut capitol building is centered. The capitol lawn is covered in snow, and a sidewalk leading to the building is clear of snow. The sky is blue and has light clouds.

Abortion is Essential: Stories of Liberation

In partnership with We Testify, the national ACLU launched a storytelling series to spotlight abortion stories from five storytellers who share one thing in common: the liberation they experienced as a result of their abortion.

A collage of portraits of the five storytellers: Angel Kai, Veronika Granado, Cazembe Jackson, Briana McLennon, and Maleeha Aziz

What to Know About the Leaked Supreme Court Abortion Draft Opinion, and What’s Next

Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the national ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, breaks down what you should keep in mind in the wake of the leaked draft.

A person at a rally holding a sign that says “Abortion is Healthcare.”

Welcome Erycka Ortiz, the ACLU-CT’s new field organizer

Erycka is ready to advocate for liberation and build power with people in our communities.

Erycka Ortiz, ACLU of Connecticut field organizer, stands facing the camera. She is wearing a green head wrap and a white top, and she is looking straight at the camera.

Your Guide to Talking About Attacks on Trans Youth

Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth. They try to make being trans shameful — but they won’t stop youth from being trans. They will only make it harder for kids to grow up at all and make it harder to access the support, education, and community that all young people deserve.

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