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Tag: criminal justice

Bill would guarantee youth with life sentences chance at parole after 40 years

Bill would guarantee youth with life sentences chance at parole after 40 years

— March 13, 2023

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers have advanced a bill that would effectively abolish life sentences for any incarcerated individual who was under the age of 21 when they received…

  • Pritzker signs criminal justice reforms into law

    Pritzker signs criminal justice reforms into law

    — July 16, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – Terrill Swift spent 15 years in prison, convicted of a rape and murder which DNA evidence later proved he did not commit. On Thursday, July 15, he appeared alongside…

  • Agency seeks more funding for criminal justice initiatives

    Agency seeks more funding for criminal justice initiatives

    — April 1, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – A state agency related to criminal justice on Wednesday, March 31 requested a funding increase to implement new policies and programs meant to improve racial equity…

  • Lawmakers, AG seek tougher police decertification standards

    Lawmakers, AG seek tougher police decertification standards

    — November 12, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers, in tandem with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, are looking to bolster the state’s system of certifying and decertifying law enforcement professionals….

  • State expands pro bono program addressing backlog of appeals

    State expands pro bono program addressing backlog of appeals

    — November 2, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court is expanding a program that allows attorneys to volunteer on criminal appeals cases currently making up an extensive backlog. The Volunteer…

  • Illinois lawmakers pass follow-up criminal justice legislation

    Illinois lawmakers pass follow-up criminal justice legislation

    — June 3, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – The General Assembly this week passed legislation addressing lingering concerns from law enforcement about a massive criminal justice reform omnibus passed earlier this…

  • How the Black Caucus passed criminal justice reform

    How the Black Caucus passed criminal justice reform

    — January 21, 2021

    Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the…

  • Lawmakers eye limits on qualified immunity for law enforcement

    Lawmakers eye limits on qualified immunity for law enforcement

    — November 9, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — State legislators are considering eliminating or limiting aspects of qualified immunity for law enforcement. Qualified immunity isn’t an explicit federal statute or…

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