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Investigating race and poverty since 1972

Tag: incarceration

Posted inPerspectives

What the coronavirus crisis reveals about vulnerable populations behind bars and on the streets

by Stephanie Hartwell, Ijeoma Nnodim Opara and Sheryl Kubiak May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, missteps in transitioning the incarcerated back to their communities places this already vulnerable populace at greater risk of getting and transmitting the virus.

Posted inPerspectives

Black Americans are bearing the brunt of coronavirus recession – this should come as no surprise

by William M. Rodgers III May 8, 2020May 11, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

Inside Division 16, Cook County Jail’s COVID-19 positive detainees say they’re waiting to die

by Josh McGhee April 30, 2020May 21, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

States are putting prisoners to work manufacturing coronavirus supplies

by J. Carlee Purdum April 23, 2020April 23, 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 inImmigration, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Miguel Perez Jr. is back but thousands of deported veterans remain ‘in exile’

by Curtis Black October 9, 2019October 10, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Mainstream media supports flawed Chicago Police gun ‘offender’ data portal

by Curtis Black August 16, 2019August 16, 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
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Lightfoot blames bond court reform for gun violence

by Curtis Black July 25, 2019July 25, 2019

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