Links of Interest

Weekly Round-Up

What We Read, January 16-20 2012 

Criminal Justice:

 

  • Cook County Board President Preckwinkle announced that the Judicial Advisory Council will conduct a 6-month review of Cook County bond court.

 

  • Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour explains in the Washington Post why he released 26 prisoners just before leaving office this month.

 

  • The ACLU released a report detailing strategies for reducing the prison population in a cost-effective way.

 

Immigration Reform:

  • The ACLU provides more information about Scott Douglas, plaintiff in the ACLU’s lawsuit challenging Alabama’s immigration law, who appeared on the Colbert Report this week.

 

Community Justice:

  • Chicago City Council approved a new district ward map. Check to see whether your ward has changed!

 

  • We were sad to learn that Hull House, a Chicago institution serving  communities in need, with an emphasis on assisting immigrant communities, will close. Hull House has been in operation since 1889 and its board is in talks with Metropolitan Family Services and city agencies to ensure its clients continue to receive necessary services and support.