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Tag: criminal records

Posted inCriminal Justice

An innovative strategy to reduce gun violence: beautify Chicago neighborhoods

by Brian Freskos September 18, 2019September 30, 2019

The city is spending millions on creating jobs to clean up vacant lots and green public spaces in areas with high shooting rates, an approach backed by research on blight and crime.

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

Misinformation impedes voting rights of Illinois’ formerly incarcerated

by La Risa Lynch February 22, 2019February 24, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice

Voting could soon be easier at all Illinois jails

by La Risa Lynch April 9, 2018August 22, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives

Past incarceration does not bar you from voting in Illinois

by Michelle Mbekeani-Wiley September 11, 2017September 11, 2017
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Locking up more people is not the solution to gun violence

by Curtis Black March 23, 2017March 2, 2018
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

What’s at stake for Chicago and Illinois under President Trump

by Curtis Black January 20, 2017April 23, 2018
Posted inEmployment and Labor, Multimedia, Video

Video: Entrepreneurship a road to re-entry for some ex-offenders

by La Risa Lynch September 26, 2016May 22, 2017
Posted inCriminal Justice, Gallery, Multimedia

Leaving prison, reclaiming a life

by Grace Donnelly June 2, 2015May 22, 2017
Posted inCriminal Justice

Early contact with criminal justice system has long-term effects

by Yana Kunichoff January 8, 2014January 26, 2014

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