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Illinois Enacts Youthful Parole for Some

Article • June 17, 2019 • from CLN July, 2019

Filed under: Parole

Illinois Enacts Youthful Parole for Some by Clifford Powers by Clifford Powers Illinois Governor JB Pritzker made history on April 1, 2019, when he signed a bill creating Illinois’ first new parole system since it was effectively abolished in 1978. Before this, only those incarcerated for over 40 years, i.e. …

Illinois Banned Books List (full) - 2019

Publication • June 6, 2019

Filed under: Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship

Illinois Banned Books List (full) - 2019 Date: 5/29/2019 Illinois Department of Corrections Adult Disapproved List Title Issue Date Page 1of229 Volume# Publication # Title Status $10,000 PER MONTH AS PRIVATE INVESTIGATO 1/1/1900 0 0 Disapproved 'SAVIOR' IN A STRANGE LAND-FALL EDITION 1/1/2002 0 0 Disapproved 100 WAYS TO DISAPPEAR …

Illinois police officer decertifications

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Illinois police officer decertifications Name Department Date Decertified Offense Accardi, Joseph Adams, Daruis Adams, Richard Aguina, Marc Ahlgren, Patrick Armstrong, Gary Aukamp, Matthew Baird, Willis Balbontin, Rafael Barber, Sidney Barrington, Kevin Bassett, Charles Batt, Michael Baxton, Michael Baxton, Michael Becker, Gregory Benavides, Mark Benson, James Bernstein, Willaim Bigger, Lonnie Black, …

Illinois Data Collection Law Set to Expire; Collected Data Reveal Police Target Black and Latino Drivers

Article • May 16, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police, Racial Profiling

Illinois Data Collection Law Set to Expire; Collected Data Reveal Police Target Black and Latino Drivers by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A law in Illinois that requires data to be reported from state and local police to the Illinois Department of Transportation is set to expire this July. Because …

Portion of Illinois Sex Offender Law is Unconstitutional

Article • May 15, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offender Residence, Constitution, U.S.

Portion of Illinois Sex Offender Law is Unconstitutional by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall of Chicago ruled that it is unconstitutional for Illinois to hold sex offenders in prison after their release date when they are so poor they cannot find a home placement that …

Illinois Supreme Court: Warrantless Dog Sniff of Apartment Front Door in Locked Building Violates Fourth Amendment

Article • May 15, 2019 • from CLN June, 2019

Filed under: Searches, Police Searches, Fourth Amendment, rights

Illinois Supreme Court: Warrantless Dog Sniff of Apartment Front Door in Locked Building Violates Fourth Amendment by David Reutter by David Reutter Physically intruding on the cutilage of an apartment to conduct a dog sniff of the threshold is a violation of the Fourth Amendment, the Illinois Supreme Court held. …

Ventresca v. Lake County, IL, Complaint, Failure to Treat, 2019

Brief • March 22, 2019

Filed under: Failure to Treat

Ventresca v. Lake County, IL, Complaint, Failure to Treat, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-02009 Document #: 1 Filed: 03/22/19 Page 1 of 13 PageID #:1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DEREK A. VENTRESCA, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:19-cv-02009 v. Judge LAKE COUNTY, JOHN IDLEBURG, ARMOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, …

Kyles v. Beaugard, IL, Complaint, Retaliation, 2019

Brief • March 13, 2019

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Segregation, Failure to Protect (General)

Kyles v. Beaugard, IL, Complaint, Retaliation, 2019 Case: 1:15-cv-08895 Document #: 295 Filed: 03/13/19 Page 1 of 28 PageID #:1942 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION TIMOTHY KYLES (B-11702), Civil Action No. 15-CV-8895 Plaintiff, Honorable Judge John Z. Lee Magistrate Judge Young …

Illinois Law on Informants Designed to Avoid Wrongful Convictions

Article • January 19, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019

Filed under: Informants, Wrongful Conviction

Illinois Law on Informants Designed to Avoid Wrongful Convictions by Betty Nelander by Betty Nelander Anew Illinois law aims to bring transparency to the use of jailhouse snitches, which are the main cause of wrongful convictions nationwide and the cause of at least 17 wrongful convictions in that state alone. …

Study Shows Reassigning Problem Cops Could Have Saved Chicago More than $6 Million in Lawsuit Payouts

Article • January 18, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019

Filed under: Police

Study Shows Reassigning Problem Cops Could Have Saved Chicago More than $6 Million in Lawsuit Payouts by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A study by Northwestern University concluded that by simply reassigning officers with the most citizen complaints could have saved the Chicago Police Department more than $6 million in …

Barrett v. Burgin, IL, Plaintiff's MSJ, Excessive Force, 2019

Brief • January 18, 2019

Filed under: Excessive Force

Barrett v. Burgin, IL, Plaintiff's MSJ, Excessive Force, 2019 2:16-cv-02386-CSB-EIL # 68 E-FILED Page 1 of 43 Friday, 18 January, 2019 06:51:38 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION CHARLES F. BARRETT, Plaintiff, vs. DEE BURGIN, in …

Seventh Circuit Vacates Conditions of Supervised Release Following Child Pornography Conviction

Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019

Filed under: Release and Reentry, Restrictions, discrimination

Seventh Circuit Vacates Conditions of Supervised Release Following Child Pornography Conviction by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated three of the four conditions of supervised release (“CSR”) challenged by a man who had been convicted of possessing child pornography. Joseph Canfield …

Illinois: Chicago Police Misconduct Outed in Database 2.0 Version

Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Statistics/Trends, Databases

Illinois: Chicago Police Misconduct Outed in Database 2.0 Version by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On August 16, 2018, a new era of transparency in Chicago police misconduct dawned. An updated version of a public database called the Citizens Police Data Project 2.0 (“CPDP”) makes available disciplinary records of Chicago …

Seventh Circuit: Bureau of Prisons Improperly Prolonged Prisoner’s Sentence

Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019

Filed under: Habeas Corpus, Overdetention

Seventh Circuit: Bureau of Prisons Improperly Prolonged Prisoner’s Sentence by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit took the federal Bureau of Prisons to task for using its statutory authority to improperly prolong a prisoner’s sentence. The opinion vacated a district court …

Chicago Judge Grants No-Money Bond in Murder Case, But Cook County Still Has a Long Way to Go

Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018

Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, Bail, Bail Bonds

Chicago Judge Grants No-Money Bond in Murder Case, But Cook County Still Has a Long Way to Go by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Cook County Judge William H. Hooks took the unusual step of granting murder defendant Jackie Wilson a no-money bond, letting Wilson go free while he awaits …

IL Prisons - Medical Investigation Team - Statewide Summary Report, Including Review of Statewide Leadership and Overview of Major Services, 2018

Publication • November 14, 2018

Filed under: Medication, Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Infections, Overcrowding, Sanitation, Vermin, Wrongful Death, Mental Health

IL Prisons - Medical Investigation Team - Statewide Summary Report, Including Review of Statewide Leadership and Overview of Major Services, 2018 Case: 1:10-cv-04603 Document #: 767 Filed: 11/14/18 Page 1 of 153 PageID #:11432 Statewide Summary Report Including Review of Statewide Leadership and Overview of Major Services Report of the …

Exonerated Waukegan, Illinois, Man Receives $9 Million for Wrongful Conviction

Article • November 8, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Exonerated Waukegan, Illinois, Man Receives $9 Million for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Jason Strong, a former Waukegan, Illinois, resident, settled a wrongful conviction lawsuit against that city and numerous surrounding suburbs for $9 million. Strong was arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced to 46 years for the …

Illinois DOC - Securus Commission Checks 8/17-1/18

Kickback publication • November 2, 2018

Filed under: Telephones

Illinois DOC - Securus Commission Checks 8/17-1/18 40001NTERNATIONAt. PARKWAY CARROU.TON TIC 75007 SECURUS DATE: Technologies~ :: .. PAYMEtn" INFORMATION , August 25, 2017 CHECK NUMBER: AMOUNT PAID: 51075312 - $1,069,501 00 ACCOUNT NUMBER: lRACE NUMBER: It II1It1I1II1t11111tiItItI1l1f11 Il111 l11lul l1llUI u1 Il1l11ll VENDOR ID: 00000028112 t CPl02A 23717 2 VN …

Illinois DOC - Securus Rates 2018

Kickback publication • November 2, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Illinois DOC - Securus Rates 2018 1. DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT BEING RENEWED (include original contract number): The Illinois Department of Central Management and Securus Technologies have entered into contract #CMC 3670940 for inmate collect calling services for the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Human …

Illinois DOC - Securus_No Current Commission Rate

Kickback publication • November 2, 2018

Filed under: Telephones

Illinois DOC - Securus_No Current Commission Rate Bruce Rauner Governor John Baldwin Acting Director The Illinois Department of Corrections 1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277 • Springfield, IL 62794-9277 • (217) 558-2200 TDD: (800) 526-0844 October 26, 2018 Michelle Dillon mdillon@prisonlegalnews.org Re: Freedom of Information Act Request #181023222 Dear Ms. …