ACT Court Archives - Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts

Budget Standoff Threatens Flagship Court Reform

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin published an editorial by Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice regarding the impact of the state fiscal crisis on the state's flagship prison diversion program, Adult Redeploy Illinois. The full text is reprinted below and a .pdf is available here: In this week’s state...

Supreme Court Commission Offers Chance For Real and Substantial Reform

Co-written with Malcolm Rich, Executive Director, Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice Two major events will affect the future of criminal justice in Cook County: One is the Illinois Supreme Court’s second meeting bringing together the heads of critical departments to discuss improvements in informat...

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It’s Not Just Bond Court: How The Upcoming Supreme Court Intervention Must Coordinate Reform Across Our Criminal Justice System

On November 14 the justices of the Illinois Supreme Court are coming to Cook County and convening a meeting of the heads of agencies effecting criminal justice to discuss the reformation of our pre-trial process. In this effort our Supreme Court follows in the footsteps of other state supreme courts...