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People Incarcerated In The Illinois Department Of Corrections Are Waiting Months To Receive Reduced Sentence Credits

August 25, 2022yesgregyes

While the reform initially provided some hope, incarcerated people say the approval process for receiving reduced sentence credits can take months—if they hear [...]

2nd Ex-Illinois Prison Guard Convicted In Inmate Beating Death

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022yesgregyes

“The defense made a statement about the long, cruel arm of government,” assistant U.S. Attorney Eugene Miller said in his closing statement. “Todd [...]

Alternatives To Police And Prisons: Activists Share How To Better Address Violence

August 25, 2022yesgregyes

I wish people recognized that harming people in the name of justice is not only morally inconsistent — it’s also ineffective. Punitive systems [...]

Crawford County Officers Caught On Video Pummeling Shoeless Man, Deputies Suspended

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022yesgregyes

“The Crawford County Sheriff’s Department released a statement on Facebook Sunday that the deputies involved in the incident are suspended pending an investigation.” [...]

City Releases Long-Awaited COPA Report On Watts Scandal

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022yesgregyes

Several other members named in that letter remain on the force to this day, still drawing paychecks as the city’s investigation into the [...]

Report Details Cruel And Unconscionable Treatment Of Patients In Illinois Prisons

August 17, 2022yesgregyes

More than a decade ago, Uptown People’s Law Center, a Chicago-based civil rights firm, and others filed a class action lawsuit against the [...]

IDOC Held In Federal Contempt Over Healthcare Failures

August 11, 2022yesgregyes

The Illinois Department of Corrections has been held in contempt of federal court for allegedly ignoring repeated court orders and failure to take [...]

New York Will No Longer Use ‘Inmate’ For People In Prison

August 11, 2022yesgregyes

New York’s law books will no longer use the word “inmate” to describe people in prison as part of a measure signed by [...]

Corrective Clemency

August 10, 2022yesgregyes

The Campaign for Corrective Clemency seeks to convince Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to exercise his executive clemency powers in an expansive manner to [...]

Seven People Who’ve Served Decades In Prison Had Their Murder Convictions Overturned Over Alleged Abuse By A Chicago Cop

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022yesgregyes

7 people who said a Chicago detective framed them for murder had their convictions tossed in the first mass dismissal of murder charges [...]

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