Chicago Appleseed Archives - Page 25 of 30 - Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts

Coordination is the Key to the Cook County Electronic Monitoring Problem

The April 26th “Change of Subject” column column by Chicago Tribune op-ed columnist Eric Zorn discusses the drop in the number of defendants released on electronic home monitoring which is contributing to the critical problem of jail overcrowding in Cook County. The current population of Cook Count...

An End to the “War” on Drugs, The Obama Administration Lays Out a Medically Oriented Strategy

Today may prove to be one of the more significant dates in recent criminal justice policy history. The White House, through the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has released its National Drug Control Strategy for 2013 and in it rejects the “law enforcement-only policy of the ‘war on drugs.’”...

Ali Abid Joins Chicago Appleseed As Criminal Justice Fellow

Chicago Appleseed is excited to announce a new addition to our team. Ali Abid joins Chicago Appleseed as a Criminal Justice Fellow. He will research and develop systemic reform within Cook County. Ali is a graduate of the John Marshall Law School where he was an editor of the John Marshall Law Revi...

April 29 Public Forum! Justice Through Efficiency: Managing An Overburdened Justice System

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Invites You to Attend a Panel-discussion Forum Hosted by the Cook County Justice Advisory Council Efficiency is one of the cornerstones of justice. Efficient administration of justice promotes a speedy trial and all of its attendant benefits. While that...

April 13 Public Forum: Immigration Court Reform, Part of Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Casa Aztlan and Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice Co-Sponsor A Public Forum: Immigration Court Reform, Part of Comprehensive Immigration Reform The debate over comprehensive immigration reform includes a discussion of how to reform our immigration courts. These courts are at the heart of the immig...

1 … 23 24 25 26 27 … 30