The ruling by a Logan County Circuit Court Judge could cut the Cook County Jail population by ten percent.
News
Cook County commissioners consider protesters’ call to defund jail
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After hundreds protested outside the jail Thursday morning, the Cook County Board of Commissioners advanced a non-binding resolution to shift funds from policing and incarceration to public services.
Coronavirus
Illinois released white inmates at disproportionately high rates amid pandemic, report shows
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State prisons now hold an even larger proportion of Black and Latinx prisoners than before COVID-19 hit, according to a new analysis.
Commentary
‘I didn’t envision being released in a pandemic’
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Curtis Ferdinand dreamt of freedom for 24 years. But he never imagined getting out of prison at a time like this, amid a public health crisis and racial unrest.
News
Alabama prison death highlights pattern of officials promoting bad bosses
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Billy Smith’s 2017 death highlighted broader problems at Elmore Correctional Facility, an overcrowded and understaffed prison with a history of abusive, neglectful managers.
Coronavirus
Stateville prison reopens decrepit ‘F-House’ to hold inmates with COVID-19
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About 70 men are being quarantined in Stateville prison’s notorious roundhouse, which was closed after being criticized for its poor conditions and “inhumane” design.
Coronavirus
Hundreds of Illinois prisoners released as COVID-19 spreads, but few elderly see reprieve
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The Illinois Department of Corrections has begun utilizing a once controversial tool to release hundreds of inmates using sentencing credits. But the releases have not been uniform across the state.