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Augustana Prison Education Program will celebrate its first graduate

Augustana Prison Education Program will celebrate its first graduate
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Illinois could pay more to those wrongfully convicted of crimes

Those wrongfully convicted of crimes in Illinois could soon get more money from the state. A proposal would raise the compensation cap for exonerees to $50,000 a year for every year they were wrongfully imprisoned. The legislation also includes $25,000 per year wrongfully spent on parole, probation or sex offender registry. The Illinois Innocence Project […] ....

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Project NOW holds conference on poverty and solutions

"What if I told you that poverty is unacceptable?," said Dwight Ford, executive director of Project NOW. ....

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Petition claims new evidence exonerates 3 suspects in 1996 murder case

The murder of Karyn Hearn Slover in 1996 made national headlines. Now, a group believes the 3 suspects convicted in the case are innocent. ....

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David Staples says police framed him for murder after he was injured in Hyde Park, Chicago shooting

Cook County has overturned hundreds of convictions since State's Attorney Kim Foxx took office, but Chicago remains the US wrongful conviction capital ....

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