Prisons and Jails
Over 200,000 people are serving life in U.S. prisons. These are the consequences.
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The Sentencing Project’s latest report explores “America’s enduring reliance on life imprisonment.”
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Illinois criminal justice reform ends cash bail, changes felony murder rule
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs historic criminal justice reform package into law, reforming almost every area of the justice system — from police accountability to pretrial detention to sentencing.
Commentary
Illinois criminal justice reform bill critics playing ‘Fear-Mongering Bingo’ says State Sen. Robert Peters
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Peters alleges that police and conservatives bashing the reforms, including the “Pretrial Fairness Act” that would end cash bail in Illinois, are using “Willie Horton-style scare tactics.”
News
Thousands of Illinois drivers would get their licenses back under a criminal justice reform bill
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If signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the legislation would restore the driving privileges of some 11,000 people by July.
News
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.