HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council, along with Gov. Ned Lamont, law enforcement officials, and other advocates announced an effort to simplify and strengthen the state’s hate crimes statutes on Thursday.

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Governor Announces Proposal to Simplify And Strengthen Hate Crime Laws

HARTFORD – Gov. Ned Lamont will propose that the state legislature consolidate and rewrite hate crime statutes, including dropping a requirement for proving malicious intent. Lamont and members of the Connecticut Hate Advisory Council on Thursday outlined a package of legislative changes to bias and hate crime laws during a state Capitol news conference with […]

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Lamont, Connecticut Hate Advisory Council want legislature to consolidate hate crime statutes

Connecticut’s hate crimes statutes originate to 1990 when the legislature established a single crime of intimidation based on bigotry or bias. Since then, the legislature modified that law on several occasions and created numerous other statutes addressing the prosecution of hate crimes and expanding the list of protected classes.

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CT Governor Ned Lamont (D).(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) wants to make it easier for police and prosecutors to charge people with hate crimes.According to Lamont, the state’s existing hate crime laws are extensive — but they’re scattered among Connecticut’s General Statutes. He’s introduced legislation to change that.“The applicable statutes do not appear in a single section or a chapter,” Chief State’s Attorney Patrick Gr…

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Lamont proposes combining CT’s hate crime laws

Gov. Ned Lamont, members of the Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council, and judicial and law enforcement officials teased proposed changes to the state’s hate crime statutes during a press conference on January 30.According to a press release from Lamont’s office, full details on the proposal will be released on February 5 at the same time the governor releases his biennial budget proposal and other legislative proposals.Sachin Pandya, a membe…

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