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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.

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

New Poll Shows Connecticut Voters in Three Key Cities Support Reallocating Money from Policing into Other Public Services

Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven voters support moving money from policing budgets into other services, using non-police responses to issues related to public health.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

ACLU, Open Communities Alliance, SouthCoast Fair Housing, Civil Rights Orgs File Suit Against Department of Housing and Urban Development Rule Gutting Fair Housing Protections

A group of civil rights organizations today tiled a federal lawsuit againstthe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to challenge its rollback of critical protections under the Fair Housing Act.

New Statewide Study Shines Light on Role Town and State Police Contracts Play in Impeding Police Accountability, Transparency

After more than one year of Freedom of Information requests, the ACLU of Connecticut today released a new statewide study of police union contracts  titled: “Bargained Away: How Local and State Governments in Connecticut Have Bargained Away Police Accountability.”

Statement Regarding Police Presence at Protests in Waterbury, Elsewhere

We call on all police in Connecticut to follow the law, uphold the constitution, and protect public safety by respecting people’s rights to peacefully protest.

Statement Regarding Police Presence at Protests in Bridgeport

People are protesting in Bridgeport following the killing by Minneapolis police of George Floyd. The following is a reaction from David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut.

Another Traffic Stop Study Shows Racial Disparities in Policing in Connecticut

The third statewide report about police traffic stops shows that some police in Connecticut are disproportionately stopping Black and Latino drivers.
Issue Areas: Policing, Racial Justice