The Illinois criminal justice system is gearing up for a series of reforms to its pretrial procedures, meaning the stages that occur between a suspect’s arrest and his or her trial. In busy jurisdictions, it may take months to schedule a trial, so suspects who…
Civil asset forfeiture is the legal term that the authorities use to describe how they confiscate property from suspected criminals. Taking away the profits that people might gain from criminal activities isn’t unreasonable in itself. The problem is, in Illinois the authorities do not need…
Does the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act violate the First Amendment right to free speech? The Illinois Supreme Court answered in the negative after considering the question in October of this year. This means that convicted sex offenders in Illinois still have to disclose all…
The settlement of a lawsuit against the State of Illinois last month is excellent news for the 28,000 men and women who are currently on parole in the state. By early next year, people accused of violating their parole conditions may have the right to…
For several straight days, individuals in Chicago and across the nation have been expressing their jubilation as well as their dissent over the recent presidential election and in essence, the direction of the country. With a heavily divided nation and regardless of your political affiliation,…
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