MEDIA ALERT For more information: Alissa Rivera, Restore Justice Illinoisarivera@restorejustice.org On Thursday, April 22, the Illinois House advanced a measure to ban life without parole sentences for most people 20 and younger! The legislation, House Bill 1064, passed with bipartisan support. It now moves to......
23 April, 2021 Legislation NewsThank you, Governor JB Pritzker and members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus. This afternoon, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 3653, Senate Amendment 2 into law. This extensive, multi-faceted legislation will address some of the most devastating, racially unjust practices that plague Illinois communities. It......
22 February, 2021 Legislation NewsHB 531 – now Public Act 100-1182 – creates new parole opportunities for those under 21 coming into the system today with extreme sentences ahead of them—the first new opportunity for parole in this state since the practice was abolished in 1978. Individuals seeking review will have the right to an attorney and the Prisoner Review Board will be required to consider the hallmark features of youth and subsequent growth when making their determinations.
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