Questioning Civil Law Suits Used in the War on Crime

In a Chicago Tribune story, Elgin police credited their city’s civil lawsuit against some 70 reputed Latin Kings gang members with an apparent dip in crime during the winter months and suggest that civil suits should be used more liberally as a weapon in the war on crime.  But shortly after the suit...

Criminal Court Reform Featured in the New York Times

Chicago Appleseed's groundbreaking reform and advocacy work was featured in the New York Times article "Judge Provides Impetus for Cook County Jail’s ‘Virtual School’."Read the full article here....