Cultivating Justice has officially launched the F.R.E.E. CT movement,  where our leaders and community members have decided to fight to change Connecticut's toxic probation system. With over 32,000 people on probation in the state of Connecticut, noncriminal technical violations (such as missing curfew or failing a drug test) are the leading causes of incarceration in the state. Instead of acting like a true alternative, probation in Connecticut is actually acting as a direct path to incarceration. Cultivating Justice is determined to  hold Connecticut accountable and achieve options for #pathwaysnotpunishment and #supportnotsurveillance.

Please join Cultivating Justice for a F.R.E.E. CT Greater Hartford Public Meeting on December 17th to learn more about F.R.E.E. CT, sign up for a Circles for Change community exercise, and discuss proposed HB6361 with legislators, a bill that would eliminate incarceration as a consequence for non-criminal technical violations, introduce earned time credit for good behavior, and remove unnecessary and expensive supervision fees in order to reduce caseloads and reduce the trauma of arrest and incarceration.

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Event Address: Elmwood Community Center, 1106 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford CT, 06110
Please contact us at cultivatingjustice@chicksahoyfarm.org for questions or concerns.

Sign our F.R.E.E. CT Probation Reform Support Letter