Weekly RoundUp: Defense of Marriage Act
This week the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, violated the Constitution. According to an article in the…
Poor conditions in county jails persist as state inspections go unenforced
Trash litters the floors of the Edgar County jail, unknown liquid leaks from the ceilings, and broken locks make it impossible to secure internal doors. The Sangamon County Jail is consistently overcrowded, making living quarters unfit for inmates.
Screen shot of the Champaign County Criminal Justice System Assessment Draft Report, April 2013
Jail consultant recommends risk-assessments for Champaign County justice system
By Amy Harwath/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- While the debate continues about whether to shutdown Champaign County’s downtown jail, a consultant hired by the county is pushing…
Amy Harwath
April 17, 2013 - Public Hearing with Dr. Alan Kalmanoff, Executive Director of the Institute for Law and Policy Planning
Community voices questions, concerns to jail consultant at public hearing
By Amy Harwath/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- On Wednesday, April 17 the group Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice held a public hearing with jail consultant Alan…
Weekly RoundUp: Justice
The United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week over the constitutionality of the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act. The Defense of…
Amy Harwath
Alan Kalmanoff, Executive Director of the Institute for Law and Policy Planning
Jail mental health system sparks debate among county officials
By Amy Harwath/CU-CitizenAccess.org The transition for mentally ill inmates from the Champaign County jail to community services is seriously hampered by a lack of…
Courtesy Illinois Public Media
After overcoming a drug-ridden past, a felony conviction, and several stints in jail, Aaron Ammons has become a main voice in opposing the proposal for the potential expansion to the Champaign County satellite jail.
Aaron Ammons, a Leader in Social Justice Advocacy
By Amy Harwath / For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Some people who are in a dire financial situation may feel that they have no choice but…
Police move to improve relations with black communities in Champaign, Urbana
Pam G. Dempsey / CU-CitizenAccess.org and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein / Hoy -- The barber shop in Pirtle’s Mini-Mall on Fourth Street is the kind…
Attorney fights for rights of migrant workers
By Jeff Kelly Lowenstein/Hoy -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car must love Miguel Keberlein-Gutierrez. That’s because the supervisory attorney at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago…
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