Una nueva unidad dentro de la oficina del defensor público del condado de Cook busca una mejor representación para los clientes no-ciudadanos en riesgo de ser deportados.
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Circuit Court Clerk touts transparency with new bill. Critics say it’s not what she promised.
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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.
Immigration
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Injustice Watch y Borderless Magazine necesitan tú ayuda para investigar las consecuencias que enfrentan los indocumentados después de una condena penal.
Immigration
Do you know someone who has been deported after a criminal conviction?
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Injustice Watch and Borderless Magazine need your help to investigate the consequences noncitizens face after a criminal conviction.
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Jury trials are disappearing. Here’s why.
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Less than 2% of federal criminal cases go to a jury trial. A new study sheds light on the reasons so many people forego their day in court.
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Illinois lawmakers move to end cash bail with ‘Pretrial Fairness Act’
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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.