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Law Professor Dan Coyne Named Independent Reviewer of Burge Torture Claims

On May 6, the Chicago City Council, after years of pressure by community organizations, passed the Budget Reparations Ordinance, a $5.5 million fund to make financial amends to black Chicagoans systematically tortured by former Chicago Police Commander John Burge and his officers between 1972 and 19...

Illinois State Capitol, Photo by Daniel Schwen

Drug Field Testing Bill Passes

Last week, HB0356, a bill establishing a pilot drug field-testing program for the city of Chicago passed both houses of the Illinois legislature. The bill, chiefly sponsored by Representative Zalewski in the House and Senator Harmon in the Senate, was developed in collaboration with Chicago...

State’s Attorney Alvarez Announces Sweeping Reforms To Cook County Drug Policies

State's Attorney Alvarez Announces Sweeping Reforms To Cook County Drug Policies: Initiative Involves Not Charging Marijuana Misdemeanors, Expanded Drug Deferred Prosecution Program, and a Street-level Diversion Program for Juveniles. State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez today announced the impl...

Justice Social Hour on February 26

Join our friends at the American Constitution Society - Chicago Lawyer Chapter and the Chicago Council of Lawyers for a social hour. Meet at the Marq (60 W. Adams) at 5:30. Students, attorneys, and other professionals interested in the justice system and its impact on the Chicago community are encou...

The Capacity Problem: What Cook County Can Do To Move Toward NYC’s Plan To Keep The Mentally Ill Out of Jail

The mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, recently unveiled a plan to reduce the number of mentally ill people kept in jail. The plan hopes to address a common and malignant feature of criminal justice systems throughout the country: that jails have been become--in many places--the only public hou...

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