State’s Attorney & Public Defender react to pausing of SAFE-T Act
Winnebago County State's Atty., Cook Cty Chief Public Defender and Exec. Dir. of the Illinois Justice Project talked about the SAFE-T Act injunction.
Winnebago County State's Atty., Cook Cty Chief Public Defender and Exec. Dir. of the Illinois Justice Project talked about the SAFE-T Act injunction.
To talk about what’s happened in the Illinois Capitol this week, and continues today, two statehouse reporters joined The 21st.
IL House Speaker Chris Welch discussed cash bail's ending, the recently passed Workers' Rights Amendment, the state budget, and more.
Cash bail will end in Illinois beginning in January of next year, but advocates say much more needs to be done. The 21st was joined by the leader of a restorative justice organization, a project director from The Bail Project, and someone affected by the policy.