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Curtis is an opinion writer for The Chicago Reporter.
Despite calls by experts to take down the dashboard, editorial boards overlook the dangers of dirty data and conflating gun possession with violent crime.
Supt. Eddie Johnson’s misleading new portal on gun offenders reinforces his distorted view of how our justice system is supposed to work.
Criminal justice reform advocates say the Cook County state’s attorney is living up to her promises.
Backtracking on her campaign commitment to criminal justice reform, the mayor calls for locking more people up in Cook County.
Many workers in Illinois classified as having mild or moderate disabilities currently make less than $1 an hour, advocates say.
Pre-trial and post-release electronic monitoring is being challenged on the state level and in Cook County.
Lawmakers and advocates are pushing to limit solitary confinement and improve the health care, political representation and voting rights of state prisoners.
By short-circuiting the conversation, as Rahm Emanuel did, the new mayor risks further polarizing the debate over police reform.
Mandatory apartment inspections, as proposed in a new ordinance, could help address gaps in Illinois’ Immigrant Tenant Protection Act.
Ticket fine reform is coming to Chicago, but one key measure requires state legislation.