criminal justice reform Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/criminal-justice-reform/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:41:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png criminal justice reform Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/criminal-justice-reform/ 32 32 163009088 SAFE-T Act:  Illinois Legislators Weigh Changes to Law Says Disproportionately Affects Black and Brown Communities https://www.chicagoreporter.com/safe-t-act-illinois-legislators-weigh-changes-to-law-says-disproportionately-affects-black-and-brown-communities/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/safe-t-act-illinois-legislators-weigh-changes-to-law-says-disproportionately-affects-black-and-brown-communities/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:27:50 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7846084 UPDATE: This original story has been updated to include comments by IL. House Speaker, Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch on the SAFE-T Act legislation, and its affects on communities of color and the impoverished. SPRINGFIELD |  The Illinois General Assembly finished its first week of the fall veto session without taking measures to the SAFE-T Act, known […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/safe-t-act-illinois-legislators-weigh-changes-to-law-says-disproportionately-affects-black-and-brown-communities/feed/ 2 7846084 Bail reform and bond funds do not undermine public safety https://www.chicagoreporter.com/bail-reform-and-bond-funds-do-not-undermine-public-safety/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/bail-reform-and-bond-funds-do-not-undermine-public-safety/#respond Thu, 07 May 2020 17:05:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5913477 A recent Chicago Tribune investigation relies on incomplete data and cherry-picked anecdotes to attack the work of the Chicago Community Bond Fund and The Bail Project.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/bail-reform-and-bond-funds-do-not-undermine-public-safety/feed/ 0 5913477 Bernie Sanders endorsed former head of controversial state counterterrorism program https://www.chicagoreporter.com/bernie-sanders-endorsed-former-head-of-controversial-state-counterterrorism-program/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/bernie-sanders-endorsed-former-head-of-controversial-state-counterterrorism-program/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:20:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5637397 Junaid Afeef, who directed Illinois’ Countering Violent Extremism program, is running for Kane County state’s attorney and has gotten support from progressive criminal justice reform groups.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/bernie-sanders-endorsed-former-head-of-controversial-state-counterterrorism-program/feed/ 0 5637397 Jussie Smollett case obscures Kim Foxx’s record and Bill Conway’s conflicts https://www.chicagoreporter.com/jussie-smollett-case-obscures-kim-foxxs-record-and-bill-conways-conflicts/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/jussie-smollett-case-obscures-kim-foxxs-record-and-bill-conways-conflicts/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2020 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5545001 Bill Conway is using his client’s open case to score political points against incumbent Kim Foxx.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/jussie-smollett-case-obscures-kim-foxxs-record-and-bill-conways-conflicts/feed/ 0 5545001 Beyond marijuana legalization: ending the war on drugs and meeting social equity promises https://www.chicagoreporter.com/beyond-marijuana-legalization-ending-the-war-on-drugs-and-meeting-social-equity-promises/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/beyond-marijuana-legalization-ending-the-war-on-drugs-and-meeting-social-equity-promises/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2020 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5302939 While the state’s cannabis regulation bill raises the bar nationally on expungement and ensuring diversity in the new industry, there’s a long way to go in repairing the damage caused by prohibition.

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