ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPARITIES
Will you commit to tracking and working to eliminate racial disparities in decisions made by the State's Attorney's office, such as disparities in charging decisions, bail recommendations, plea bargains, and sentencing recommendations? If you answered yes, please include any specific policies and practices you will implement to reduce racial disparities.
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| As State's Attorney, I plan on expanding anti-bias training at CCSAO and supporting such expansion in other parts of the justice system as well. I will also seek recommendations from and work with community partners to better address the discrimination they experience in the justice system. |
FIORETTI: |
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| There will be no racial disparities in my Administration. Everyone will be treated equally under the law. |
FOXX: |
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| Again, my administration has instructed our prosecutors to recommend that people charged with misdemeanors and low-level felonies who do not have a history of “violent crime” or pose a risk to public safety be released pre-trial. I am committed to continuing to work to create alternatives that bring an end to the further criminalization of poor, black and brown communities through cash bail. Furthermore, in recognizing the unfortunate mantra that Chicago was the false confession capital of the U.S. we have worked diligently to now be leading the nation in exoneration the wrongfully convicted with nearly 100 men and women becoming exonerated, gaining a fresh start. |
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O'BRIEN:
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PFANNKUCHE:
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