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    Injustice Watch was founded in 2015 to expose institutional failures that stand in the way of a just and fair society. Read our latest work here.

    Appellate court throws out ‘excessive sentence’ for Chicago man denied parole over 30 times

    By Grace Asiegbu | September 21, 2023

    Ronnie Carrasquillo will be resentenced after 46 years in prison after an appellate court panel ruled he has not been given a ‘meaningful’ opportunity for parole by the state’s Prisoner Review Board. The ruling follows a 2017 Injustice Watch series, “The Long Wait,” which examined the board’s opaque process.

    Illustration of a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit lying in a hospital bed. Shadows of bars and bars on the windows indicate that they are in prison.

    Dying and disabled Illinois prisoners kept behind bars, despite new medical release law

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    Older Black Americans are at higher risk for financial exploitation

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    What is the condition of your apartment?

    In rare move, Freddie Mac files suit against South Side landlord

    News

    Chicago man becomes first in Illinois to get reduced sentence under new law

    By Maya Dukmasova | September 28, 2023

    A law passed in 2021 empowered prosecutors to revisit excessive sentences, but so far, only two people have been released. Said one: ‘Two years into it, it’s helped two people?’

    News
    Illinois governor JB Pritzker stands behind a podium bearing the seal of the state of Illinois.

    Pritzker defends denials of medical release requests from dying and disabled prisoners

    By Carlos Ballesteros | August 31, 2023

    “We’re not just going to push everybody out the door just because there’s somebody who complains that we haven’t done it the way they would like it done,” Gov. JB Pritzker said in response to an Injustice Watch and WBEZ investigation.

    Exploited Elders
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    Citi wealth adviser accused of steering older clients into money-losing film projects

    By David Jackson | August 18, 2023

    The horror film producer is accused in court docs of soliciting investments from elder clients, part of what experts say is a growing national trend of financial professionals preying on older Americans and their bank accounts.

    Exploited Elders
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    Probate court cases illustrate Illinois’ broken adult protection system

    By David Jackson | August 18, 2023

    In a letter to a social service agency, the Cook County Public Guardian criticized a lack of state intervention in several instances in which older adults with disabilities were being defrauded.

    Judicial Elections
    A profile of Joy Cunningham, a Black female supreme court justice, wearing a black robe and glasses with two other justices seated behind her.

    Cook County Democrats back Illinois Supreme Court Justice Cunningham and slate of judicial candidates for 2024

    By Dan Hinkel and Alejandra Cancino | August 15, 2023

    In a political ritual preceding every election cycle, those who want to be judges appear at a colorful meeting to vie for the support of Democratic power brokers. The slating event is often a strong indication of who will become a judge.

    News
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    How we reported on elder financial exploitation

    By David Jackson | August 11, 2023

    Injustice Watch reviewed thousands of pages of records, analyzed previously unpublished federal data, and interviewed more than 50 victims, family members, and experts for our project on elder financial exploitation.

    News
    An old man in a red button-down shirt looks lovingly at and reaches his hand toward a bookshelf with bright green plants.

    In Illinois, a system meant to protect against elder financial exploitation is failing

    By David Jackson | August 11, 2023

    Cases are near an all-time high, while arrests and prosecutions have plummeted. Meanwhile, many older adults, like 91-year-old Paul Borik, are losing their life savings as social service caseworkers watch from the sidelines.

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