Episode 6: The Prison Sweepstakes
In the 1980s Illinois leaders held a competition, where rural towns competed to “win” prisons and the jobs that come with them.
In the 1980s Illinois leaders held a competition, where rural towns competed to “win” prisons and the jobs that come with them.
The well-funded initiative aims to reduce crime and reform departments by improving police supervision.
The mayor and other city officials have attributed this year’s downtick in violence to an initiative that has flooded 15 communities with new resources. Crime experts say that’s premature.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill in August 2021 that allows Cook County staff attorneys to represent undocumented immigrants in federal court.
The subpoenas command witnesses to appear in court when they’re really headed to a prosecutors’ office to help them prepare.
Two Illinois prison guards were tried for beating Larry Earvin to death. We try to make sense of the trial and what it says about prisons.
An analysis of public data on Chicago cops finds that their misconduct, often portrayed as a matter of “bad apples,” is a group phenomenon.
The lawsuit alleges Google’s face grouping tool violates the state’s biometric privacy law.
Police have blamed young people seeking joyrides for the uptick, but a researcher points to perpetrators with economic motivations.
Jurors convicted Alex Banta for violating the civil rights of an inmate brutally beaten in 2018, but could not reach a verdict against a superior.