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The Chicago Reporter

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Investigating race and poverty since 1972

Tag: criminal justice reform

Posted inPerspectives: The Powers That Be

Bail reform and bond funds do not undermine public safety

by Curtis Black May 7, 2020May 7, 2020

A recent Chicago Tribune investigation relies on incomplete data and cherry-picked anecdotes to attack the work of the Chicago Community Bond Fund and The Bail Project.

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
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Chicago police chief uses dirty data to blame gun violence on bond reform

by Curtis Black August 9, 2019August 9, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Report: Kim Foxx reforms show reducing incarceration does not compromise public safety

by Curtis Black July 31, 2019July 31, 2019

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