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9-year-old Illinois boy charged with murder and arson

January 2, 2020 by San Quentin News Contributor

By Kerry Rudd, Journalism Guild Writer An Illinois court recently charged a nine-year-old boy five first-degree murders and arson for starting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Recently Posted Tagged With: Illinois

Illinois offers young offenders hope

May 12, 2019 by lloyd payne

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Most young adults who are serving long-term sentences can apply for parole in Illinois under a new law. “The historic legislation will create a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Youth Offender Tagged With: Illinois, young offenders

Illinois shut down prison debate team after successful public event

December 29, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

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After a successful public debate on reforming, the Illinois parole system, prison officials shut down the Stateville Debate Team in April. The goal of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Education, Immigration, Prison Programs Tagged With: ethics, Illinois

Returning citizens tend to be more politically involved

December 25, 2018 by Jesse Vasquez

Registered voters signing the initiative

Political science professors Hannah L. Walker and Michael Leo Owens allege that formerly incarcerated individuals tend to be more politically involved … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, SQ News Tagged With: Illinois, voter registration, voting rights

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