Prisons and Jails
Lockdowns and transfers have disrupted college classes for students at this Illinois prison
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Stateville prison in Joliet has the most postsecondary programming of any Illinois prison. But the recent transfer of dozens of students, and persistent lockdowns due to staffing shortages are disrupting educational opportunities for people inside.
Judicial Elections
Preliminary election results: Most Cook County judges appear poised to win retention
Democrats maintained their majority on the state’s highest court after winning one of the two competitive supreme court races in the collar counties.
Judicial Elections
We answer your last-minute questions about voting for judges
Judicial elections can feel overwhelming, but you shouldn’t leave the ballot blank. Injustice Watch partnered with WBEZ’s “Curious City” to answer your questions about judicial elections.
Commentary
Cook County judges are violating the SAFE-T Act’s electronic monitoring reforms
By Jonathan Manes |
The law requires that people on electronic monitoring be allowed to go grocery shopping or take out the trash, but judges — with the help of Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart — have denied dozens of people this ‘essential movement.’
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