April/May 2025
Connecticut's One Standard of Justice (OSJ) is thrilled to report that our bill (SB1500) decriminalizing late address verification letters will have a hearing before the Judiciary Committee. By the time you read this, we hope to be on our way to the state senate for a vote! For the language of the bill and the latest updates, go to OneStandardOfJustice.org/Just-Enforcement .
SB1500 accomplishes four things: extends the letters return deadline from 10 days to 20 days, adds a phone-in option to verify address for the homeless/institutionalized, reduces the penalty of a conviction to an infraction in most instances, and requires that the state prove criminal intent to establish a felony.
OSJ has also been busy with our Pardons Program supported by the J. Walton Bissell Foundation. Full Pardons are the only pathway off the registry for most people in Connecticut. So far, every application supported by OSJ that has had a hearing has resulted in a pardon.
Read the full NARSOL newsletter here: https://view.publitas.com/p222-5250/the-narsol-digest-xviii-2/page/12-13