Bond has been set at a half million dollars, according to media reports out of Jefferson County, for a Mt. Vernon, IL man accused of sexually abusing a child
MT. VERNON, ILLINOIS (WSIL) Summer days are winding down and families are preparing for the return of school. To help, the community is coming together once again for the
Statewide Women’s Justice Task Force Announces the $1 Billion Proposition: A Groundbreaking Plan to Cut Women’s Prison Population by 50% and Beyond
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Accelerated by the unanticipated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois is on track to become the first state in the nation to achieve such a reduction CHICAGO (PRWEB) April 28, 2021 Today, the Statewide Women’s Justice Task Force, organized by the Women’s Justice Institute (WJI) with funding from major philanthropic organizations, hosted an event to release an historic plan to reduce the number of women incarcerated in Illinois prisons by 50%+ and beyond to an audience of over 300 people.