Civil Liberties Policy Lightning Round - Cook County State's Attorney Candidate Questionnaire | ACLU of Illinois

Would you support or oppose the following:

Eileen O'Neill Burke

Attempts to roll back the Pre-Trial Fairness Act	BURKE: Oppose
Increasing the threshold for prosecuting retail theft as a felony	BURKE: Oppose
Increasing penalties for gun possession	BURKE: Support
Retroactive sentencing that reduces length of stay for eligible incarcerated people	BURKE: Support
Reestablishing opportunities for earned sentence credit to reduce long prison stays	BURKE: Neutral
Limiting/Prohibiting the use of police officers as School Resource Officers	BURKE: Oppose
Reclassifying low level drug possession from a felony to a misdemeanor	BURKE: Support
Updating and publicizing a list of police officers in your jurisdiction with demonstrated credibility issues when testifying in court against a defendant along with a pledge not to call those officers	BURKE: Neutral
Deprioritizing prosecutions for the transportation or possession of cannabis without a sealed container	BURKE: Support
Deprioritizing prosecutions for consensual sex work	BURKE: Support
Deprioritizing prosecutions for driving on a suspended driver’s license or expired registration	BURKE: Support

Bob Fioretti

Attempts to roll back the Pre-Trial Fairness Act	FIORETTI:
Increasing the threshold for prosecuting retail theft as a felony	FIORETTI:
Increasing penalties for gun possession	FIORETTI:
Retroactive sentencing that reduces length of stay for eligible incarcerated people	FIORETTI:
Reestablishing opportunities for earned sentence credit to reduce long prison stays	FIORETTI:
Limiting/Prohibiting the use of police officers as School Resource Officers	FIORETTI:
Reclassifying low level drug possession from a felony to a misdemeanor	FIORETTI:
Updating and publicizing a list of police officers in your jurisdiction with demonstrated credibility issues when testifying in court against a defendant along with a pledge not to call those officers	FIORETTI:
Deprioritizing prosecutions for the transportation or possession of cannabis without a sealed container	FIORETTI:
Deprioritizing prosecutions for consensual sex work	FIORETTI:
Deprioritizing prosecutions for driving on a suspended driver’s license or expired registration	FIORETTI:

Andrew Charles Kopinski

Attempts to roll back the Pre-Trial Fairness Act	KOPINSKI: Support amendments.
Increasing the threshold for prosecuting retail theft as a felony	KOPINSKI: Oppose except for inflation
Increasing penalties for gun possession	KOPINSKI: Oppose
Retroactive sentencing that reduces length of stay for eligible incarcerated people	KOPINSKI: Support in drug cases.
Reestablishing opportunities for earned sentence credit to reduce long prison stays	KOPINSKI: Support
Limiting/Prohibiting the use of police officers as School Resource Officers	KOPINSKI: Support
Reclassifying low level drug possession from a felony to a misdemeanor	KOPINSKI: Support
Updating and publicizing a list of police officers in your jurisdiction with demonstrated credibility issues when testifying in court against a defendant along with a pledge not to call those officers	KOPINSKI: Oppose. Unclesr implications.
Deprioritizing prosecutions for the transportation or possession of cannabis without a sealed container	KOPINSKI: Support
Deprioritizing prosecutions for consensual sex work	KOPINSKI: Support
Deprioritizing prosecutions for driving on a suspended driver’s license or expired registration	KOPINSKI: Support

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COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE