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New Statewide Poll Shows Majority of Connecticut Voters Support Bill to Increase Prosecutor Transparency

The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut’s campaign for Smart Justice released new public opinion polling today that shows strong support across the political spectrum for legislation to increase transparency about prosecutors’ actions.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice

Statement of Reginald Dwayne Betts and the ACLU-CT Smart Justice Campaign Regarding Betts’s Nomination to the Criminal Justice Commission

Reflecting a campaign trail promise that he made to the Smart Justice campaign, Governor Ned Lamont has nominated an expert committed to criminal justice reform, who has been directly impacted by the justice system, to serve on the state’s Criminal Justice Commission.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice

ACLU of Connecticut Applauds Governor Lamont’s Introduction of Prosecutorial Transparency Legislation

Governor Lamont introduced legislation to increase transparency from prosecutors in Connecticut. Gus Marks-Hamilton, Smart Justice field organizer for the ACLU of Connecticut, had the following reaction.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice

Reaction to Connecticut Governor, Legislative, Attorney General Election Results

The results of the 2018 election are proof that Connecticut voters support smarter justice policies and reject backward-on-crime and silent-on-justice approaches.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice

Smart Justice Reacts to Griebel Criminal Justice Platform

Sandy Lomonico, criminal justice organizer for the ACLU of Connecticut, reacts to Independent gubernatorial candidate Oz Griebel’s publication of a criminal justice reform platform.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice

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

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