Making Illinois smart on crime: How to improve felony theft outcomes
Making Illinois smart on crime: How to improve felony theft outcomes
Raising the felony theft threshold won't lead to an increase in overall property crime or larceny rates.
6 highlights from Illinois criminal justice commission’s final report
6 highlights from Illinois criminal justice commission’s final report
The criminal justice commission’s recommendations work toward providing more opportunity for ex-offenders and reducing the state’s prison population.
Leave your 13-year-old home alone? Police can take him into custody under Illinois law
Leave your 13-year-old home alone? Police can take him into custody under Illinois law
Common sense tells us most 13-year olds are perfectly capable of staying home alone after school while their parent is at work, but in Illinois, common sense isn’t the law.
Illinois’ executive clemency record proves need for sealing reform
Illinois’ executive clemency record proves need for sealing reform
Illinois governors don’t just pass on debt to their successors – they also leave behind a backlog of petitions for clemency.
Bill to give ex-offenders access to state-issued IDs goes to Rauner’s desk
Bill to give ex-offenders access to state-issued IDs goes to Rauner’s desk
Senate Bill 3368 will ensure former inmates leaving Illinois’ prisons have state-issued identification, which will assist their re-entry into their communities and make it easier for them to apply for jobs or housing.
Addressing criminal justice through Adult Redeploy saved IL $76 million from 2011-2015
Addressing criminal justice through Adult Redeploy saved IL $76 million from 2011-2015
The state initiative has both saved taxpayer money and given offenders the opportunity to break the cycle of incarceration.
Ex-offenders less likely to quit their jobs, no more likely to be fired than other employees
Ex-offenders less likely to quit their jobs, no more likely to be fired than other employees
Although a new study by Northwestern University researchers shows ex-offenders can make good hires, obstacles such as negligent-hiring liability hinder employers willing to give ex-offenders a chance.
Asset forfeiture in Illinois: What it is, where it happens, and reforms the state needs
Asset forfeiture in Illinois: What it is, where it happens, and reforms the state needs
Most people expect Illinois law enforcement to defend the private property of Illinois residents. As long as you obey the law, your life, liberty and property should be secure from the law – or so common sense would suggest. Yet, every year, Illinois law enforcement agencies take tens of millions of dollars in cash, vehicles,...
Sharing a photo of your completed ballot could be a felony in Illinois
Sharing a photo of your completed ballot could be a felony in Illinois
If you take a photo of your ballot to post on Facebook or Instagram in Illinois, you’re a felon and could get up to three years in prison.
Rauner, lawmakers push for IDs for ex-offenders
Rauner, lawmakers push for IDs for ex-offenders
Gov. Bruce Rauner and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are supporting SB 3368, which would issue IDs to ex-offenders immediately upon release from prison, easing their transition to post-prison life and employment.
Which Illinois county is most likely to lock you up?
Which Illinois county is most likely to lock you up?
Research shows Hardin, Macon and Marion Counties lead the state in prison admissions per 10,000 residents.
Amid political darkness, a bright spot in criminal justice reform
Amid political darkness, a bright spot in criminal justice reform
Pete Leonard has employed 35 ex-offenders since 2009 at Second Chance Coffee Company in Wheaton.
Illinois voters support sealing for nonviolent offenses
Illinois voters support sealing for nonviolent offenses
A majority of Illinois voters surveyed in a recent poll back record sealing for nonviolent offenders. Here’s how policymakers should make this happen.
Rauner signs bill limiting prison phone call costs
Rauner signs bill limiting prison phone call costs
New law reduces the rate for which Illinois’ adult and juvenile corrections facilities can contract for inmate telephone service.