11/22/2024

Incarceration

Chicago teen had hidden handgun inside Cook County Jail, officials say

Chicago Sun-Times

11/22/2024

State and National Policing

Data-driven policing and pedestrian safety dominate the agenda at university’s Public Safety Advisory Council meeting

Hyde Park Herald

11/22/2024

Reentry

A Wraparound Approach Helps Formerly Incarcerated People Land Solar Jobs in Illinois

Next City

11/22/2024

Public Defense

Number of private lawyers willing to do court-appointed work in Mecklenburg plummets

The Charlotte Observer

11/22/2024

Youth

Two Lanphier High School students tased after fighting

The State Journal-Register

11/21/2024

Chicago Police

New video shows Chicago cop shooting, paralyzing man — months before the officer shot and killed another man

Chicago Sun-Times

11/21/2024

Incarceration

Illinois Advances Plan to Build $900M Prison Replacements

ENRMidwest

11/21/2024

Youth

Springfield grapples with increased crime

Illinois Times

11/21/2024

Chicago Police

Chicago Barely Makes Progress On Court-Ordered Police Reforms

National Criminal Justice Association

11/21/2024

Incarceration

Society for Professional Journalism and Prison Journalism Project Announce Second Annual Prison Journalism Awards

Society of Professional Journalists

11/21/2024

Reentry

Cuyahoga County Jail Will Now Do More Than Show People the Door

The Marshall Project

11/21/2024

State and National Policing

As feds investigate Sonya Massey’s death, her community calls for change

The Washington Post

11/21/2024

State and National Policing

Illinois State Police release video of moments leading up to fatal DeKalb County standoff shooting

ABC 7

11/20/2024

Courts

Man Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Wife In Portage Park Faced Charges He Choked, Tried To Kidnap Her Last Month

BlockClub Chicago

11/20/2024

Courts

Judge ripped by advocates, state official for releasing man later accused of killing wife

Chicago Sun-Times