Josh McGhee covers courts, corrections, and racial equity at Injustice Watch. He has reported on various topics in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs over the last decade. He comes to Injustice Watch after covering inequality and criminal justice at The Chicago Reporter. He’s previously worked as an executive producer at WVON, and as a reporter at the former neighborhood news website DNAinfo Chicago.
Illinois is one of just seven states with no statewide oversight of public defenders. A new bill passed by the Illinois General Assembly would create a task force to further study public defender caseloads and quality of representation.
Sharone Mitchell Jr., who took over the public defender’s office in April, hopes to add more attorneys and work with community groups fighting for racial justice and systemic change.
La secretaria del Tribunal del Circuito del Condado de Cook Iris Martínez ha dado pie atrás a su promesa de campaña de darle al público más acceso a los registros de su oficina bajo la Ley de Libertad de Información del estado.
As a candidate, Iris Martinez said the Freedom of Information Act was the ‘only way’ to address problems in the scandal-plagued office, but now she backs a transparency bill that critics say is toothless.
The Judicial Quality Act passed out of a state Senate committee Wednesday, despite opposition from the Illinois Supreme Court.
The Sentencing Project’s latest report explores “America’s enduring reliance on life imprisonment.”