Smart Justice Campaign Manager with @ACLUCT Public Policy & Advocacy Department. Views are my own.
Farmington, CT
Joined December 2015
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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. bit.ly/3Lj6niA
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CT 2025 municipal elections: How to vote and know who's running ctmirror.org/2025/10/20/ct-2…
Demand Governor Lamont and State Leadership To Protect Immigrants in the Special Session! action.aclu.org/send-message…
I am fundraising for 2025 Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon, Team 26.2 Relay & Charity 5K. Help me reach my fundraising goal! haku.ly/a73229b0a0 via @https://xitter.cf/RunHMF
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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!
This Wednesday! ⬇️
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
🔗 forms.office.com/r/v9nHv2U3y…
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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.
acluct.org/action/pass-the-t…
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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
🔗 forms.office.com/r/v9nHv2U3y…
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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. ctpublic.org/news/2025-04-29…
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
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 acluct.org/en/news/2025-conn…
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 acluct.org/en/news/2025-conn…
“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
FILED: The ACLU Foundation of Connecticut filed a federal lawsuit against DHS for unlawfully terminating international students’ SEVIS records.
Press Release: acluct.org/en/press-releases…
Case Page: acluct.org/en/cases/du-v-dep…
CT Insider Story: ctinsider.com/news/education…
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"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." theappeal.org/how-prison-dog…
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Some 79% of formerly #incarcerated people have been denied housing due to a conviction & they are 10-13X more likely to experience #homelessness. We support #HB6948, that would help those with a criminal record have a fair chance at securing #housing. lnkd.in/eejzgXxy
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On Feb. 18, the CGA Housing Committee will be hearing testimony regarding HB 6948, which will help provide people living with a criminal record with access to housing so that they can grow & thrive within their communities.
We need your testimony.
acluct.org/en/legislation/co… 🔗
Wednesday, February 19th! Come learn about the people’s demands for policy change from OUR legislature! @acluct @sheleadsjustice @stopsolitaryct @cttenantsunion
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ICYMI: The ACLU is suing the Trump administration to block the president’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. An executive order does not have the power to override the Constitution.
Opinion: The transformative work of reentry services in CT @cpa1875 is too vital to falter courant.com/2025/01/19/opini…
