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1) Seventeen By: Angela Caputo See More Stories by this author.
Seventeen-year-olds are minors in the eyes of the law if they’re the victim of a crime, but not if they commit a felony. A Chicago Reporter analysis found that hundreds of minors are being prosecuted in adult court and serving hard time in Illinois’ adult prisons with other adult felons. All this before these teens are allowed to vote, buy cigarettes or join the military.
Published: September, 2010

2) Weighing opportunity cost By: Kimbriell Kelly See More Stories by this author.
I have student loan debt that’s been looming for years. Every time I think about it, my heart races and my brain calculates how much overtime I’d have to pull to pay off the debt in a year.
Published: September, 2010

3) The brain's impact on youth justice By: Alissa Groeninger See More Stories by this author.
Understanding how the brain develops could help determine whether Illinois raises the age at which teenagers are tried in adult court. State Rep. Monique Davis is among a group of Illinois legislators fighting to increase that age from 17 to 18, citing studies that show full brain development doesn’t occur until individuals are in their early 20s, years after some youth have been sentenced to long and harsh adult prison stints.
Published: September, 2010

4) Date with a cell By: Angela Caputo See More Stories by this author.
Martha Jean sat in the backseat of a squad car as the sun rose the morning of March 27, 2005. A detective told the 15-year-old that all she had to do was recount the events of the night before. If she did, police would go easy with the charges and she’d be back on her way home.
Published: September, 2010

5) Bittersweet 16 By: Angela Caputo See More Stories by this author.
By the time Isaac Mobley turned 16, he was running scared. He hated riding the bus and wanted to transfer out of his high school, his mother, Patricia Wilson, recalls. Mobley’s biggest fear was the local gangs, which seemed inescapable.
Published: September, 2010

6) Teen turns from dealing to college By: Angela Caputo See More Stories by this author.
The fact that Parnell Perry Jr. is known as a “great kid” in some circles would probably make the local police chuckle. They’ve known Perry as a drug dealer since he was in grade school. At 18, he had at least eight arrests.
Published: September, 2010

7) Taser Timeout By: Kelly Virella See More Stories by this author.
A jail with a dubious record of Taser use is being used as a timeout for Cook County detainees. According to recent lawsuits, some inmates at the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee, Ill., are being shocked with Tasers as a first, not last, resort—in some cases, when they’re already bound by handcuffs or in a restraint chair.
Published: May, 2010

8) Best Practices By: Tara García Mathewson See More Stories by this author.
Jail reforms itself from among worst.
Published: May, 2010

9) Shocking Results By: R. Thomas See More Stories by this author.
Corrections departments consider the benefits of adding Tasers.
Published: May, 2010

10) Ex-Offenders� Interests By: Angela Caputo See More Stories by this author.
An analysis of voting records of the voting records of lawmakers representing Illinois’ 21 most inmate-heavy House districts.
Published: May, 2010

11) Hundreds Of Sealing And Expungement Orders Yet To Be Enforced By: Kelly Virella See More Stories by this author.
After a court-mandated audit, the Illinois State Police complies with some of the once-defied sealing and expungement court orders, but hundreds of orders are yet to be enforced.
Published: September, 2009

12) Law And Disorder
The Reporter investigation prompts the Illinois Attorney General's office to appear before a Cook County judge to urge the Illinois State Police to enforce court orders that it has ignored.
Published: May, 2009

13) Closing Arguments By: Kelly Virella See More Stories by this author.
Refusal by the Illinois State Police to enforce court orders hurts those who are trying to get their criminal records expunged or sealed.
Published: May, 2009

14) Case Closed? Not For Some ... By: Wade Askew See More Stories by this author.
Inconsistencies abound in Illinois' sealing and expungement law.
Published: May, 2009

15) Boston Bans The Box By: Rolando Ithier See More Stories by this author.
Ordinance in place to stop job discrimination against ex-offenders.
Published: May, 2009

16) Expungement Timeline By: Kelly Virella See More Stories by this author.
Latest developments on the issue surrounding voided court orders.
Published: May, 2009

17) Driving While Latino By: Fernando Díaz See More Stories by this author.
Officers are pulling over Hispanic drivers at a disproportionately high rate, and the consequences can go well beyond a ticket. This investigation was supported, in part, by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Published: March, 2009

18) Extra Stops
In 2007, the latest year for which the data are available, the share of Latino drivers stopped in 44 out of more than 200 communities in the six-county Chicago area was at least 10 percentage points higher than their driving age population.
Published: March, 2009

19) Methodology (Driving While Latino)
Methodology "Drving While Latino"
Published: March, 2009

20) Changes Elusive After Profiling Legislation By: Kara Madden and Stephanie Behne See More Stories by this author.
More than five years after its passage, Illinois' racial profiling legislation still lacks its teeth.
Published: March, 2009