NAACP and ACLU Celebrate Historic General Assembly Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Abolish Prison Gerrymandering
May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 13 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following news release:
After more than a decade of legislative attempts at similar legislation, a bill to end prison gerrymandering today passed out of the General Assembly and now awaits action from Governor Lamont. The legislation, S.B. 753, cleared the Connecticut House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 95-49. The bill passed the Senate on May 5 by a near-unanimous v . . .
After more than a decade of legislative attempts at similar legislation, a bill to end prison gerrymandering today passed out of the General Assembly and now awaits action from Governor Lamont. The legislation, S.B. 753, cleared the Connecticut House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 95-49. The bill passed the Senate on May 5 by a near-unanimous v . . .