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ACLU of Connecticut Comment on State Consideration of Placing Immigrant Children in Former Connecticut Juvenile Training School Building

Recent news reports have indicated that the Lamont administration may be considering housing children who arrive unaccompanied in the United States in the former Connecticut Juvenile Training School, which was a youth prison.

NAACP and ACLU Applaud Historic Committee Approval of Legislation to Abolish Prison Gerrymandering

This year, lawmakers have a once-in-a-decade opportunity to act on the issue and make Connecticut the eleventh state to end prison gerrymandering.

Statement Reacting to "Vaccine Passports" Comments by Governor Ned Lamont

Instead of conjecturing about potentially problematic measures that may not work, we encourage the state to focus on creating an equitable vaccination rollout that truly includes people with disabilities and Black and Latinx people, and on robust public education efforts regarding the vaccine.

On Eve of Once-a-Decade Redistricting, NAACP and ACLU Launch Campaign to Abolish Prison Gerrymandering in Connecticut

Elected officials and civil rights leaders call for Connecticut to become eleventh state to pass critical racial justice legislation.

Closure of Northern Correctional Institution Would be Historic Step Forward

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) will soon announce plans to close Northern Correctional Institution (Northern) by July 1, 2021.

Lawsuit Seeks to End Physical and Psychological Abuse of People with Mental Illness Incarcerated in Northern Correctional Institution

Disability Rights Connecticut is suing the Connecticut Department of Correction for its continuing physical and psychological abuse of people with mental illness incarcerated at Northern Correctional Institution, the state’s only supermax prison.

ACLU Statement on Violence at the U.S. Capitol Building

In response to the violence at the U.S. Capitol building, delaying the certification of the Electoral College tally, ACLU leaders issued the following statements.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

Third COVID-19 Death in DOC Since Nov. 18 Shows Continued Need for Releases, Vaccine Prioritization of Incarcerated People

A 67-year-old man in Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) custody died from COVID-19 complications on Sunday, marking the third incarcerated person to die from COVID since November 18 and the tenth this year.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal System

Connecticut Vaccine Rollout Must Include Incarcerated People

Ahead of Governor Ned Lamont’s press conference regarding Connecticut’s COVID-19 vaccination roll-out plans, the ACLU-CT issued the following statement regarding the Governor's responsibility to ensure people who are incarcerated are included in the same tier as all others in congregate living.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice