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Prison Gerrymandering, Mass Incarceration, and the Crisis of Community Disenfranchisement newrepublic.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newrepublic.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Loyola Professors’ Research Helps Illinois Become the First State to Eliminate Cash Bail Zack Miller | The PhoenixLoyola criminal justice professors David Olson and Don Stemen research on cash bail and pretrial release shaped Illinois new law on bail reform. Published March 17, 2021 7:30 a.m. CT When Loyola criminal justice professors David Olson and Don Stemen were asked by the MacArthur Foundation to research bond court and pretrial release in Cook County, they didn’t know their work would help dramatically change the justice system in Illinois. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 3653 which includes the Pre-Trial Fairness Act Feb. 22, making Illinois the first state in the country to eliminate pre-trial cash bail payments. ....
Here Maureen McKinney s story here. But associations of sheriffs, police chiefs, police unions and state attorneys came out in force to oppose the measure before the governor signed the bill. GOP representative Patrick Windhorst of Metropolis, who is a former state’s attorney in Massac County, said the reforms may be detrimental to victims of domestic violence. “There is no middle ground, and judges may be reluctant to hold someone in jail on a misdemeanor offense without bond,” Windhorst said. “And so we ll have to see how it works in practice.” The cries from conservatives to support survivors ring hallow to Amanda Pyron. She’s executive director of The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence, which operates the state’s domestic violence hotline. The organization was part of a wide-ranging coalition supporting the bill. ....
Ending Cash Bond Will Help Domestic Violence Survivors: Advocates nprillinois.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nprillinois.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.