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.
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.
“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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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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