Una demanda presentada por dos condados fuera de Chicago plantea interrogantes sobre la estrategia de activistas por los derechos de los inmigrantes de trabajar para poner fin a la detención de ICE un condado a la vez.
Prisons and Jails
Health care in Illinois prisons is deficient: Report
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Health care inside Illinois prisons does not meet standards, and serious health issues are going untreated, according to an independent, court-ordered monitor.
Judicial Elections
Judicial hopefuls seek Cook County Democratic Party’s endorsement for 2022 primary
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A diverse lineup of judicial candidates courted the party’s central committee at the obscure “pre-slating” event.
Immigration
As Illinois bans immigration detention, one Indiana county looks to cash in
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The Clay County Jail in southwestern Indiana will soon be the only immigration detention center between Wisconsin and Kentucky. The county is considering a proposal to more than double the jail’s size to detain more immigrants.
News
Cook County Public Defender’s Office seeks federal grant to expand its mental health services
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The office applied for an $800,000 federal grant to add clinicians and case workers to its small mental health unit.
News
Thousands of women are serving life in U.S. prisons. Their history of trauma is often overlooked.
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A new study looks at the growing number of women serving life sentences and sheds light on the ways courts ignore trauma and abuse.