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New CPD Consent Decree to Guarantee Rights to Communicate for Arrested People

Entered at the end of September 2022, a newly signed consent decree, #LetUseBreathe Collective v. City of Chicago, means people detained by the Chicago Police Department (CPD) must be given access to phones and lawyers in all detention facilities. This measure means to combat the coercive inte...

JOIN US! Cheers to 25 Years – Collaboration for Justice Annual Luncheon on October 25

Cheers to 25 years! On Tuesday, October 25, join the Collaboration for Justice of Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts & Chicago Council of Lawyers for our annual meeting. This year, we are especially excited to celebrate Chicago Appleseed’s 25th anniversary. When: Tuesday, October 25, 20...

TESTIMONY: Comments Against Electronic Surveillance at Cook County Board of Commissioners Meetings

This week, Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts gave testimony at two Cook County Board of Commissioners meetings on September 20 and September 22 to warn against the harms caused by electronic surveillance. At the first Board of Commissioners meeting on September 20, our Director of Po...

Statement: After Hours Access to the Domestic Violence Court

The Domestic Violence Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County launched after-hours access, via remote proceedings, for Civil Emergency Orders of Protection this week. In addition to regular court hours, Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, remote hearings are now available Monday to Friday, 9:0...

Illinois Could Help Kids in State Custody by Providing “Expressed Interest” Representation

Each year in the state of Illinois, children in youth jails and prisons are released by judges and yet continue to remain incarcerated after adjudication because the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) cannot find suitable places for them to be released to. In 2015, the state of Il...

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New CPD Consent Decree to Guarantee Rights to Communicate for Arrested People

JOIN US! Cheers to 25 Years – Collaboration for Justice Annual Luncheon on October 25

TESTIMONY: Comments Against Electronic Surveillance at Cook County Board of Commissioners Meetings

Statement: After Hours Access to the Domestic Violence Court

Illinois Could Help Kids in State Custody by Providing “Expressed Interest” Representation ￼

Illinois Could Help Kids in State Custody by Providing “Expressed Interest” Representation