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Inmates and visitors at Logan Correctional Center now will be allowed to breastfeed their infants during family visits, after a recently-released mother raised concerns about a previous ban at the facility.
The following can be attributed to Colleen Connell, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois:
A lawyer with a wide array of business experience at two respected Chicago law firms left private practice to join the staff of the ACLU of Illinois last week.
Earlier today, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced a landmark executive order directing the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to promulgate policies extending explicit protections for LGBTQ students in Illinois public schools.
Following a career highlighted by his advocacy to protect children, people with disabilities, and inmates of correctional facilities, Benjamin Wolf today announced his upcoming retirement as the legal director of the ACLU of Illinois.
In a significant step, building on a two-decade long effort to combat racial bias in policing throughout Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker today signed a measure into law that makes permanent the collection and analysis of data about every police stop in the state.