Links of Interest — June 10, 2011

What We Read, June 6-10, 2011 Criminal Justice Court Reform: The Smart on Crime Coalition has released a new report and recommendations , presenting a “comprehensive view of the federal government’s role in improving criminal justice systems.” It’s an interesting collection of information and ide...
June 10, 2011

Links of Interest — June 3, 2011

What We Read, May 30 – June 3, 2011 Criminal Justice Court Reform: The ABA advocates several common sense ways for States to save money while furthering goals of criminal justice. MacArthur Justice Center Director Locke Bowman remains skeptical about Mayor Emmanuel's pick for Police Superinten...
June 3, 2011

Links of Interest for the Week — May 20, 2011

Immigration Court Reform: Human Rights Watch presented testimony to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary about reducing the immigration court backlog through decreasing transfers and providing counsel. Criminal Justice Reform: Chicago Appleseed does not work in the area of prison reform but sev...
May 20, 2011

Links of Interest — May 13, 2011

Court Reform/Judicial Accountability Chicago Appleseed is working on a proposal to make information about campaign contributions to judicial candidates more easily-accessible to attorneys and litigants who appear before those judges. It is with interest we noticed that Facebook has asked the Feder...
May 13, 2011

Links of Interest for May 1-6, 2011

Criminal Justice University of Virginia Law Professor Brandon Garrett discusses at Slate false confessions and eyewitness testimony in the wake of Illinois abolishing the death penalty.  New York’s Chief Judge is working to create a system which provides counsel to indigent defendants at arraig...
May 5, 2011