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Prisoner Review Board member resigns after paroled offender accused of killing 11-year-old boy,...
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoThe Illinois governor announced the resignation of a member of the state’s prisoner review board on...
Facing rollbacks, criminal justice reformers argue policies make people safer
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoCalifornia, once a leader in finding ways to lock up fewer people by lowering sentences for some...
They counted the days until they could return to Ukraine. Now, they're not sure they'll go back
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoCHICAGO – When the Russian rockets started flying over his region of Ukraine, Nazar Volianiuk, his...
Ukrainian refugees were quickly welcomed to Wisconsin. Now red tape makes their future uncertain.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoAnna Borys remembers the conversation clearly. Over breakfast in early May, she sat down with her...
Update: Stanislaus leaders approve Homeboy Industries-like program to help former inmates
Modesto Bee via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoStanislaus County leaders on Tuesday unanimously approved a $1.5 million budget item to create a...
Fact check: Illinois judges can still detain murder, arson suspects after end of cash bail
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe claim: Second-degree murder, arson and other serious felonies will become ‘non-detainable...
The deadliest mass shootings in the US, from Columbine to Sandy Hook
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoIn America’s latest shooting, a man in Chicago is suspected of shooting and killing eight people...
The House has impeached the Homeland Security secretary. Here's what you should know and what's next
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoThe Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro...
Latest Illinois criminal justice reform law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year ago“This is a community that has always wanted to work, but the stigma associated with having a...
Razor wire and soldiers fail to deter migrants: 'They say it's easier to get in with kids'
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoSoldiers and razor-sharp metal at the Mexico-Texas border don't deter migrants who traveled months...