Illinois lawmakers move to end cash bail
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A bill that would end the use of cash bail statewide passed in the Illinois legislature this week. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign the provision, part of a massive criminal justice reform bill, into law.
News
Illinois’ criminal justice overhaul makes it easier to decertify bad cops. But it could be harder for the public to learn about them.
A little-discussed amendment to this week’s sweeping criminal justice package creates a new process to decertify Illinois police officers. But transparency advocates are alarmed by provisions that appear to restrict public access to misconduct records.
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Sweeping criminal justice reform package would curtail felony murder prosecutions in Illinois
Lawmakers could vote this week on changes to a controversial statute that advocates say helps drive mass incarceration.
Commentary
To address the Alabama prison crisis, put an end to over-incarceration in the state
By John Fowler (Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law) |
“Alabama’s drive to lock up more of its own year after year has resulted in an unconscionable prison system that is bursting at the seams,” writes civil rights attorney John Fowler.
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