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Class Action Suit Charges DCFS Imprisons Kids in Jails Despite Court Orders for Their Release

DCFS Press Conference

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Wrongfully incarcerated kids deprived of urgently needed mental health resources, schooling, and access to families and other loved ones, compounding emotional and physical trauma they’ve already endured CHICAGO – One of the most profoundly damaging scandals in Illinois history is coming to a head with the filing of a federal class action suit this morning… Read More

How Does US Justice Stack Up? An International Comparison

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As we near the end of the year, it seems like a good time to reflect, so I thought I’d examine how the United States compares to other countries in matters of policing and criminal justice. Unfortunately, an international comparison of criminal justice statistics shows just how far behind our country is. Police shootings: This… Read More