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Tag: prison population

Posted inCriminal Justice

Forgotten: Stateville inmates warn of rising COVID-19 outbreak behind bars

by Anabel Mendoza June 26, 2020June 26, 2020

In letters and interviews, men inside the facility describe conditions they say are continuing to drive infections at the Illinois prison hardest hit by coronavirus.

Posted inCoronavirus

ROUNDUP: Chicago and Illinois brace for mounting COVID-19 deaths, adjust to new normal

by Asraa Mustufa April 3, 2020April 7, 2020
Posted inCriminal Justice

Stateville prison outbreak signals COVID-19 threat to inmates, surrounding hospital systems

by Josh McGhee April 3, 2020April 6, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Illinois prisons — and rural healthcare systems — facing crisis due to slow COVID-19 response

by Curtis Black April 3, 2020April 6, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Pritzker must act now to prevent coronavirus devastation behind bars in Illinois

by Curtis Black March 12, 2020March 19, 2020
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Four prison reform initiatives to watch on Re-entry Day in Illinois

by Curtis Black July 3, 2019July 3, 2019
Posted inPerspectives

States – not just Congress – should unlock student financial aid for people in prison

by Bradley D. Custer May 23, 2019May 23, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice

Misinformation impedes voting rights of Illinois’ formerly incarcerated

by La Risa Lynch February 22, 2019February 24, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Can Pritzker, Foxx deliver on criminal justice reforms?

by Curtis Black January 17, 2019January 17, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government and Politics, Perspectives

How prisons inflate white voting power in downstate Illinois

by Kasey Henricks, José Acosta-Córdova and Amanda E. Lewis October 9, 2017April 4, 2018

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