Posted inLegal Justice Reform Truth-in-sentencing costs Illinois thousands of years — and billions of dollars by Katie Schulder-Battis February 19, 2026March 2, 2026 Prison reform advocates in Illinois are backing a law that would roll back truth-in-sentencing
Posted inKey Issue SAFE-T Act: Illinois Legislators Weigh Changes to Law Says Disproportionately Affects Black and Brown Communities by L. Nicole Trottie November 22, 2022November 22, 2022
Posted inPerspectives: The Powers That Be Bail reform and bond funds do not undermine public safety by Curtis Black May 7, 2020May 7, 2020
Posted inGovernment and Politics Bernie Sanders endorsed former head of controversial state counterterrorism program by Asraa Mustufa and Alex Ruppenthal March 16, 2020March 17, 2020
Posted inPerspectives: The Powers That Be Jussie Smollett case obscures Kim Foxx’s record and Bill Conway’s conflicts by Curtis Black February 25, 2020February 25, 2020
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be Beyond marijuana legalization: ending the war on drugs and meeting social equity promises by Curtis Black January 1, 2020January 1, 2020
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives Sheriff Tom Dart says Cook County Jail is the first to end solitary confinement. Here’s what it looks like from the inside. by Valerie Kiebala December 17, 2019January 21, 2020
Posted inCriminal Justice Has weed been overpoliced in your neighborhood? Map shows where entrepreneurs could qualify for a boost by Josh McGhee October 31, 2019December 13, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice The Kim Foxx effect: how prosecutions have changed in Cook County by Matt Daniels October 24, 2019November 16, 2020
Posted inCriminal Justice Cook County, Code for America aim to speed up marijuana expungement as legalization nears by Josh McGhee and David Eads August 28, 2019December 13, 2019
