Brandon Johnson appoints Chicago Teachers Union leader to transition team

By Dylan Sharkey

05/23/2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s cabinet includes staff from the Chicago Teachers Union and Service Employees International Union.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson

Bill to give ex-offenders access to state-issued IDs goes to Rauner’s desk

By Hilary Gowins

12/07/2016

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.

TAGS: prison, reentry

Addressing criminal justice through Adult Redeploy saved IL $76 million from 2011-2015

By Hilary Gowins

12/07/2016

The state initiative has both saved taxpayer money and given offenders the opportunity to break the cycle of incarceration.

TAGS: adult redeploy, criminal justice reform, drug court, sentencing reform

Which Illinois county is most likely to lock you up?

By Bryant Jackson-Green

09/23/2016

Research shows Hardin, Macon and Marion Counties lead the state in prison admissions per 10,000 residents.

TAGS: overcriminalization, prison, prison population, sentencing reform

Rauner signs occupational licensing reform into law

By Bryant Jackson-Green

08/24/2016

On Aug. 22, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law a bill that prevents the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation from using irrelevant criminal convictions as a basis for denying licenses to applicants seeking to work as barbers, cosmetologists, hair braiders, estheticians, nail technicians, roofing business owners or funeral directors.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, occupational licensing

Jobs are the ultimate crime stoppers

By Austin Berg

04/25/2016

Illinois taxpayers will pay about $5.7 billion over the next five years in costs related to ex-offenders returning to prison.

Adult Redeploy has saved Illinois nearly $70 million in avoided prison spending

By Bryant Jackson-Green

04/14/2016

By investing in community-based programs that treat nonviolent offenders’ drug and mental health problems, Illinois can avoid more costly expenditures on incarceration.

TAGS: adult redeploy, criminal justice reform

Illinois Policy Institute and ACLU discuss Rauner’s criminal-justice reform initiatives

By Bryant Jackson-Green

02/25/2016

Experts analyze policy recommendations designed to make Illinois’ criminal-justice system fairer and more cost-effective.

Illinois jails incarcerate many people who don’t need to be there in the first place

By Bryant Jackson-Green

12/11/2015

Illinois jails book over 2.6 times the number of people they did in 1981, costing taxpayers money and keeping many people who have not yet been convicted of crimes behind bars.

Adult Redeploy has saved Illinois $64 million

By Bryant Jackson-Green

11/23/2015

Illinois can save thousands per inmate by expanding cost-effective alternatives to prison for nonviolent offenders.

TAGS: adult redeploy

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Brandon Johnson appoints Chicago Teachers Union leader to transition team

Bill to give ex-offenders access to state-issued IDs goes to Rauner’s desk

Addressing criminal justice through Adult Redeploy saved IL $76 million from 2011-2015

Which Illinois county is most likely to lock you up?

Rauner signs occupational licensing reform into law

Jobs are the ultimate crime stoppers

Adult Redeploy has saved Illinois nearly $70 million in avoided prison spending

Illinois Policy Institute and ACLU discuss Rauner’s criminal-justice reform initiatives

Illinois jails incarcerate many people who don’t need to be there in the first place

Adult Redeploy has saved Illinois $64 million

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students