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Smart Justice Campaign Manager with @ACLUCT Public Policy & Advocacy Department. Views are my own.

[Connecticut Public @wnpr]

Mary Valdovinos is one of at least 146,000 people whose criminal convictions were wiped from their records under the state’s Clean Slate law. However, many who stand to benefit from the law don't know yet their records were changed. https://t.co/OxOqT8nm1X

[Connecticut Mirror @CTMirror]

CT 2025 municipal elections: How to vote and know who's running https://t.co/tj6hNfL4W8

[Gus @GusWMH]

Demand Governor Lamont and State Leadership To Protect Immigrants in the Special Session! https://t.co/ppQQaXZV82

[Gus @GusWMH]

I am fundraising for 2025 Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon, Team 26.2 Relay & Charity 5K. Help me reach my fundraising goal! https://t.co/CK1PCaUZJF via @https://twitter.com/RunHMF

[ACLU of Connecticut @acluct]

YOU’RE INVITED! Join us for a celebration of the Smart Justice program and to lift up the work and success of our Smart Justice leaders over the years as we close this chapter. RSVP by June 11. Excited to see you there!

[Gus @GusWMH]

This Wednesday! ⬇️

[ACLU of Connecticut @acluct]

We're lobbying with @NAACP_LDF to demand the full funding of the CTVRA!

📍 Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT
⏰ 10:00am press conference followed by 11:00am to 3:00pm lobbying
🔗 https://t.co/zmeKXmTHcg

[ACLU of Connecticut @acluct]

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Things have changed this week, & we need you to call & email your state reps & urge them to pass the strongest version of the Trust Act.

Use the link below to find call scripts, email templates, & ways to contact your state reps.

https://t.co/6SOhxUlNXV

[Gus @GusWMH]

@DavidMcGuireEsq executive director of @acluct said the part of the bill most important was a provision allowing people to bring a lawsuit if the Trust Act is violated. “Without that, the Trust Act is merely a suggestion rather than a mandate,” McGuire told CT Mirror.

[Connecticut Mirror @CTMirror]

Advocates urge CT lawmakers to approve Trust Act expansion https://t.co/0NL4NQLwye

[Gus @GusWMH]

@cpa1875 at the Capitol for CT Nonproft Alliance Day highlighting their critical work helping people find stability after incarceration and reducing recidivism. Connecticut has to support this critical work in a sustainable way. It’s not just a fiscal issue, it’s one of humanity

[ACLU of Connecticut @acluct]

Join us for a lobby day with the Legal Defense Fund and other voting advocates to ensure every Connecticut voter has equitable access to the ballot.

📍 Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT
🗓️ Wed., May 21
⏰ 10:00am - 3:00 pm
🔗 https://t.co/zmeKXmTHcg

[Gus @GusWMH]

@4_husky Access to healthcare is a human right

[Connecticut Public @wnpr]

After years of delays, state officials are now targeting fall 2025 to resume the automatic erasure of most low-level criminal records under Connecticut’s Clean Slate law.

If implemented, the measure would be seen as a major victory in criminal justice reform. https://t.co/fCyaARk0IG

[Gus @GusWMH]

P.A. 21-32’s implementation date was Jan 1 of 2023 but has been delayed again, again and again. Cautiously hopeful that the state can finally follow its own laws

[Connecticut Mirror @CTMirror]

Clean Slate erasure of CT criminal records to resume in fall 2025 https://t.co/DtZwF0zEoy

[Gus @GusWMH]

Interviews to be CT’s next Inspector General to investigate police misconduct have begun. There are 5 candidates today. Here are their responses to the @acluct survey on accountability for the police https://t.co/UycWNGZsDK

[Gus @GusWMH]

Criminal Justice Commission meets tomorrow 4/29 at the LOB: Inspector General Candidates Answer ACLU of CT Questionnaire on Police Accountability and Racial Justice ⁦@acluct⁩ https://t.co/UycWNH00ti

[Gus @GusWMH]

“The government’s actions are causing real harm that could follow these students for years. No one should live in fear that the Connecticut education they are working so hard to complete could be taken from them at any moment.” @DavidMcGuireEsq

[ACLU of Connecticut @acluct]

FILED: The ACLU Foundation of Connecticut filed a federal lawsuit against DHS for unlawfully terminating international students’ SEVIS records.

Press Release: https://t.co/BBCXqFjCRZ

Case Page: https://t.co/OLS3h1btoz

CT Insider Story: https://t.co/CM5FoMgd3d

[Gus @GusWMH]

@CTCoalitionEH

[Hartford Courant Opinion @CourantOpinion]

Opinion: CT must stop criminalizing those who are homeless https://t.co/WFZryvjXnp

[The Appeal @theappeal]

"Over weeks and months, I worked to gain his trust. I fed him by hand, spoke softly, and let him come to me on his terms. The day he finally wagged his tail when I entered the room, I felt something I hadn’t experienced in years—hope." https://t.co/2NVOGK1LfY

[Gus @GusWMH]

CT Fights Back For Immigrants march with @acluct @MaketheRoadCT @CT4aDREAM

[Gus @GusWMH]

@BernardiTracie

[ACLU of Connecticut @acluct]

"H.B. 6948 is about giving people a fair opportunity to find a safe place to live and not be denied simply because of a conviction in their past," says Tracie in her testimony supporting H.B. 6948.

Read Tracie's full blog post using the link below🔗

https://t.co/0Ynwgrno6Y