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05.13.11
Diversion Court a Must for Justice and Economy
Category: Blog
Diverting nonviolent offenders with addiction and mental illness reduces crime, saves money, and promotes justice. Jail is often not a cheap, safe, fair, or effective option.
05.13.11
What We Read, May 9-13
Category: Blog
Our staffers have rounded up some great articles this week tackling topics of interest to us, which include: Court Reform/Judicial Accountability, Immigration Court Reform, and Criminal Justice Reform.
05.11.11
Chicago Transition 2011 Includes Parent and Community Engagement Plan
Category: Blog
Mayor-elect Rahm Emmanuel shares the Appleseed vision for parent and community engagement in Chicago's schools!
05.09.11
Court-Watching Volunteers Needed!
Category: Blog
Volunteering as a court-watcher gives everyone a chance to view our court system in action and gives Chicago Appleseed critical insight to the daily workings of our courts and their efficacy. Court-watching connects members of the community to the courts in a manner most people never experience. Visit our blog to learn more and find out how you can get involved.
05.06.11
Illinois Payday Loan Reform Takes Hold
Category: Blog
Illinois' payday loan and consumer installment loan laws, the Consumer Installment Loan Act and the Payday Loan Reform Act (collectively referred to as CILA / PLRA), have taken effect. Learn how this law protects Illinois consumers at our blog.
05.06.11
What We Read, May 1-6
Category: Blog
From "Rewriting the rules on judge's recusal" to discussing false confessions and eyewitness testimony in the wake of Illinois abolishing the death penalty, read what our staffers have been following this week.
05.03.11
How Court-Watching Supports Our Work
Category: Blog
To support its mission of research-based advocacy, Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice operates several court-watching programs. Read how these programs further our cause and support our work.
04.25.11
What We Read, April 18-22
Category: Blog
A weekly round-up of links to articles of interest to Chicago Appleseed staffers.
04.18.11
What We Read, April 11-15
Category: Blog
A weekly round-up of links to articles of interest to staff at Chicago Appleseed.
04.15.11
NAACP President and Staunch Conservative Norquist Promote Prison Reform(!)
Category: Chicago Appleseed In The News
NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and fierce anti-tax and conservative advocate Grover Norquist have been doing a media tour recently to debate prison reform. The surprise? They're on the same side of the debate. Read more about this on our blog.