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NAACP and ACLU Applaud Historic Committee Approval of Legislation to Abolish Prison Gerrymandering
On Eve of Once-a-Decade Redistricting, NAACP and ACLU Launch Campaign to Abolish Prison Gerrymandering in Connecticut
Closure of Northern Correctional Institution Would be Historic Step Forward
Lawsuit Seeks to End Physical and Psychological Abuse of People with Mental Illness Incarcerated in Northern Correctional Institution
Third COVID-19 Death in DOC Since Nov. 18 Shows Continued Need for Releases, Vaccine Prioritization of Incarcerated People
Reaction to Department of Correction's Transfer of COVID Unit from Northern Correctional Institution to MacDougall Correctional
Statement Regarding Death of Daniel Ocasio at Corrigan-Ragdowski Correctional Center
ACLU of Connecticut Files Emergency Lawsuit to Force Governor, Commissioner of Corrections to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
ACLU of Connecticut Urges State Officials to Use Existing Powers to Release People Awaiting Trial, Certain Other Incarcerated People During COVID-19 Pandemic
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