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The ACLU of Kansas is never busier than when the Legislature is in session. Either independently or with our partners in various and diverse coalitions, we work to protect civil liberties for all Kansans by either placing, supporting, altering, or defeating legislation that would threaten those civil liberties.
SUPPORT FOR HB2686 - Removing felony violation of possession of marijuana and releasing people currently in prison for such violations
Testimony of Nadine Johnson
Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas
CORRECTIONS AND JUVENILE JUSTICE - Feb. 19, 2020
The ACLU of Kansas supports HB 2434 because suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid fines and fees punishes the working poor and is counterproductive to public safety. HB 2434 is an important step forward to addressing these issues.
Thousands of provisional ballots cast by eligible voters are being rejected every election cycle due to minor technicalities that can be easily resolved. Passing SB 351 is vital to ensuring that the votes of eligible citizens are counted.
HB 2469 is good policy in that it affirms the fact that people who are facing death due to a terminal illness no longer pose a public safety risk to the community. Expanding the timeframe for this humane act from 30 days to 90 days is a small but important measure.
HB 2472 presents a valuable opportunity to expand the diversion options in the state with effective solutions to address the scourge of drug addiction within the criminal justice system, and with strong community support.
We support every effort to develop policies and programs aimed at rehabilitating the people in Kansas’s prisons. Good-time credits incentivize good behavior (rather than simply punishing bad behavior), helping inmates to develop positive habits, and thereby reducing recidivism rates.
