Policy Perspectives: Dr. Shari Diamond on Bond Court

Recently, Chicago Appleseed sat down with Northwestern University Professor of Law and social psychologist Dr. Shari Diamond to discuss her remarkable recent work on courts and juries. In 2010, Dr. Diamond published a study (pdf) of Cook County Bond Court establishing a causal relationship betwee...
February 17, 2012

Texas Appleseed Report Profiles Small Dollar Lenders

This post originally appeared on the Illinois Asset Building Group (IABG) blog. Chicago Appleseed is an IABG partner. A report released this week by Texas Appleseed, "Reshaping the Future of Small Dollar Lending," makes the policy case for small dollar loans, and then profiles six market newcomers...
February 14, 2012

Links of Interest

What We Read, February 6-8, 2012   Immigration The National Immigrant Youth Alliance has created UndocuHealth, a resource for undocumented immigrants with mental health issues (via Feministing ). The merit’s brief for Petitioner Arizona in the federal immigration case U.S. v. Arizona is now av...
February 10, 2012

Reducing Urban Crime and Violence Forum Discusses Alternatives to Incarceration

The University of Chicago Crime Lab and Urban Education Institute co-hosted a panel discussion on criminal justice and education responses to Chicago violence. The first panel just concluded, with the following participants: Moderator: James Warren, Columnist | Chicago News Cooperative The Honora...
February 10, 2012

Cook County Bond Court Overlooks Critical Information

This editorial originally appeared at the Huffington Post.  In less than the time it takes to make an ATM withdrawal, Cook County Bond Court judges make decisions affecting individual liberty and the public safety. This way of transacting justice exacts a dear convenience fee -- defendants' liberty...
February 2, 2012