Inmate voting rights still on the table
— June 8, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers could take up a bill later this month that would restore voting rights to convicted offenders serving time in county jails or state or federal prisons,…
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Lawmaker looks to lift ban on inmate voting
— March 23, 2021SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would repeal an existing law that prohibits prison inmates from voting is working its way through the General Assembly, although the chief sponsor of the…
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Overnight jail stay gives Kane County sheriff look at conditions
— January 13, 2019Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain recently took a hands-on approach to examining living conditions at the county jail. He oversaw a thorough inspection of part of the Kane County Adult Justice…
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Pritzker faces questioning on prison sentence commutations
— April 21, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Senate Republicans are calling for greater communication from the governor’s office when he commutes prison sentences, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker has not indicated…
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Cook County Jail lockdowns take a toll on inmates
— May 16, 2016Juana Torres hasn’t been an inmate in Cook County Jail since 2012, but she still has nightmares about lockdowns. “It’s in the middle of the day and you’re out in the day room…
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