Research & Publications

Connecticut can become a state that treats all people with dignity and values all of us. At the ACLU of Connecticut, we will continue to promote, defend, and expand civil rights and civil liberties in the Constitution State.

The work to create equity, justice, and liberation is never finished. Below, you will find the ACLU of Connecticut's annual report for 2021 -- a year like no other.

Shining a light on the ways that police operate in the shadows.

Get the scoop on what your support made possible at the legislature, in the courts, and across communities in Connecticut in 2021.

As we turn the page on 2020, the most pressing issue facing our country and state is the question of how those in power will respond to the clear mandate for racial justice. In this year’s annual report, you will see how we fought for equity, justice, and liberty in a year that tested our democracy.

In unprecedented polling in which the majority of respondents were voters of color, the majority of voters in Bridgeport, New Haven, and Hartford support reallocating money from policing to instead support public education, health, and other valued public services.

Police violence and racism must not be protected – not by practice, not by law, and not by contract provisions bargained away by government negotiators who are supposed to represent the public.