UPDATED: Gov. Pritzker signs criminal justice reform bill
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a criminal justice omnibus bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Monday, abolishing cash bail, ...
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Lame Duck Look Back: The end of cash bail in Illinois
Illinois will transition away from the use of cash bail as a determinant of pretrial detention by 2023 after lawmakers ...
State House continues to debate police reform omnibus
The Illinois House of Representatives continued to debate a massive criminal justice omnibus bill Sunday that would transform policing practices ...
House committee talks police reforms beyond scope of bill already filed
The House Judiciary Criminal Committee on Saturday spent more than three hours debating a slew of new criminal sentencing reforms ...
Pritzker puts criminal justice reforms atop 2020 agenda
In year two, Gov. J.B. Pritzker will focus on ending cash bail, reforming low-level drug crime sentencing and reducing mandatory ...
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