
Illinois Issues: Opening Minds Behind Bars
Felons serving long-term sentences in one of Illinois' three maximum security prisons now have the chance to earn a master's degree. And students from the outside world can join them.
Felons serving long-term sentences in one of Illinois' three maximum security prisons now have the chance to earn a master's degree. And students from the outside world can join them.
Community leaders in Champaign-Urbana have been working on the CU Fresh Start approach to gun violence for nearly a year. Thursday marked the program's 'Call-In', giving offenders with a background tied to gun crime a chance to connect to community resources and reform their lives. "We recognize that we can't arrest our way out of this problem," says Urbana Police Chief Pat Connolly.
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