ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPARITIES
Racial disparities traditionally mark our criminal legal system. People of color are overrepresented in contacts with the police (traffic and pedestrian stops), prosecutions and incarceration.
Do you believe that the State's Attorney's Office has a duty to reduce racial disparities in the criminal legal system?
CONWAY: |
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| We need a system that ensures justice for all, regardless of race, gender, zip code, income level, or political connections. Right now, we have a State's Attorney's Office that gives special treatment to some while throwing the book at others; this fundamentally erodes confidence in our justice system and rule of law. Restoring fairness is one of my main goals as State's Attorney. In tackling racial disparities specifically, we have to be vigilant at every step in the process, from arrest to charging to sentencing to supervision, to ensure that conscious or subconscious bias doesn't taint decision-making. |
FIORETTI: |
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| The State’s Attorney has a duty to make sure every resident of Cook County is treated equally under the law, regardless of race, religion, what zip code they are from, or who they love. It is how I conducted myself as Alderman in the City Council and it is how I will conduct myself as State’s Attorney. |
FOXX: |
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| Yes, it is our duty to help educate and drive equity within the criminal justice system. |
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O'BRIEN:
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PFANNKUCHE:
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