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    Illinois appeals court: 10 years in prison for $33 underwear heist not improper

    By Abigail Blachman | December 4, 2018

    Illinois Appellate Court upholds harsh sentence to robber stealing underwear from dollar store. But the dissent contends the majority opinion approves the punishment of poverty, homelessness and addiction, citing words of Nelson Mandela.

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    Cook County Board bars detention of youth under 13 years old

    By Abigail Blachman | September 13, 2018

    Cook County became the first Illinois county to bar detention of pre-teenagers when it unanimously passed the resolution on Wednesday. Juvenile Justice experts said it is only the latest of measures that put Cook in the vanguard of reform on issues of juvenile detention.

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