Press Releases

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Oct 29, 2018

Smart Justice Reaction to Lamont Criminal Justice Platform

Yesterday, 28 Connecticut organizations, led by the ACLU of Connecticut’s Smart Justice campaign, sent a letter asking candidates for governor to publish criminal and juvenile justice reform platforms. The following is Smart Justice's reaction to Ned Lamont's release of a platform today.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Oct 22, 2018

ACLU of Connecticut Sues Stamford Police Employee for Violation of Protester’s Rights

In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court, the ACLU of Connecticut contends that a Stamford police employee illegally and maliciously violated a protester’s rights by confiscating his phone and protest sign and arresting and arresting and jailing him for exercising his freedom of speech.
Issue Areas: Free Speech, Policing
Oct 17, 2018

Reaction to Firing of Hartford Police Department Employee Stephen Barone

The following is a reaction from ACLU-CT executive director David McGuire to the Hartford Police Department’s decision to fire Stephen Barone, a police department manager who was promoted after being disciplined in an excessive use of force case and who later appeared on video threatening youth.
Issue Areas: Policing
Sep 06, 2018

ACLU Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Charge on Behalf of Cromwell Police Officer

The American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut have reached a settlement with the Town of Cromwell, Connecticut on behalf of police officer Sarah Alicea, who filed a pregnancy discrimination charge against the town in 2017.
Issue Areas: Women's Rights, Reproductive Justice
Court Cases: Alicea v. Cromwell
Sep 06, 2018

People impacted by justice system rally in West Hartford to call on Connecticut to “let us live, let us work”

As Connecticut faces decisions about its economy, leaders from the ACLU of Connecticut’s Smart Justice campaign, each of whom had been directly impacted by the criminal justice system, called on Connecticut to invest in opportunities for all people instead of incarceration.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Aug 10, 2018

Reaction to Video of Hartford Police Sergeant

ACLU of Connecticut executive director David McGuire had the following reaction to footage of Hartford Police Department employee Stephen Barone telling a group of people that he was “trigger happy,” and “could [get] a ton of money on overtime if I have to shoot somebody.”
Issue Areas: Policing