PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD)– A diverse coalition of organizations will be hosting a protest against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ upcoming visit to Illinois. Being called “Protest DeSantis in Peoria “, the protest will be held at the front entrance of the Civic Center on May 12 from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. DeSantis will be visiting […]
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Equality Illinois hosted another LGBTQ+ Town Hall in Central Illinois. This time with Peoria Proud. Senator Dave Koehler once again was on the panel along with Peoria County’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Andre Allen and City of Peoria’s Diversity and Inclusion Officer Melodi Green. Also in the audience were several […]
These changes have put a spiralling number of unsentenced remandees on low-level offences – people like Rachel – in jail at a rate that is fuelling concern about human rights, social impacts and the burgeoning cost to taxpayers. Women and indigenous Victorians have been especially affected. In April, for the first time, more women were in prison waiting for their charges to be heard than were there for actually committing and being sentenced for crimes. “The current provisions cast the net so wide that they’re catching people that shouldn’t be in custody – specifically, women who pose no threat to safety who are being placed in prison for low-level offending that is a direct result of their poverty and disadvantage,” said Elena Pappas, a spokeswoman for Smart Justice for Women, a coalition of 30 legal organisations.