Links of Interest

What We Read, June 20-24, 2011 Immigration Reform: The US has modified its Immigration policy by raising the immigration threshold and shifting its deportation focus to immigrants who are charged with serious crimes. This switch is consistent with Chicago Appleseed and Appleseed's recommendations...
June 24, 2011

Cook County President Preckwinkle Declares “War on Drugs” a Failure

At a noontime rally in the Chicago loop last Friday, Cook County President Preckwinkle condemned the increasingly unpopular “war on drugs.”  She was the lone elected official openly criticizing the enforcement strategy, which dates back to Nixon’s presidency. Preckwinkle emphasized the excessive an...
June 20, 2011

Links of Interest

What We Read, June 13-17, 2011 Criminal Justice Court Reform: SCotUS Blog analyzes the 5-4 decision in J.D.B. v. North Carolina (.pdf), in which the Court has ruled for the first time that police must take into account the age of a youth they intend to question when deciding whether or not they m...
June 17, 2011

Doctors’ Orders: Treat, Don’t Incarcerate, Mentally Ill and Addicts

One of the world’s most respected academic journals, The New England Journal of Medicine, recently published a piece offering a fresh perspective on the US policy of incarcerating drug users and the mentally ill.  “Medicine and the Epidemic of Incarceration” (pdf) takes a public health approach to a...
June 10, 2011

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