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CHICAGO – The court-appointed administrator charged with bringing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) up to constitutionally-appropriate standards will step aside on Tuesday, May 20th, when the facility is transferred to the full control of the C
CHICAGO -- Solitary confinement of juveniles held by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is banned under a new Department policy recently approved by
CHICAGO – Chicago police are now among the nation’s leaders in the use of the controversial “stop-and-frisk” practice, replacing New York City which had been notorious for the technique.
Chicago – African Americans in Chicago are far more likely than white residents to be subjected to traffic stops by the Chicago Police Department, according to a new study released toda
Statement of Mary Dixon, Legislative Director American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois: