News & Commentary
May 30, 2013
Health care for prisoners
Earlier today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois joined a case in federal court in Chicago challenging the dysfunctional, mismanaged system that fails to adequately serve the nearly 50,000 persons in Illinois prisons. It is clear that the Illinois Department of Corrections is not providing timely, appropriate health care to prisoners, doing great harm to many and putting others at risk of death.
Apr 22, 2013
Huffington Post: The Constitution Applies to All Americans, No Matter What They Are Accused Of
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Sep 12, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times: State, ACLU reach agreement on plan to improve care of juvenile offenders
Aug 21, 2012
Chicago Tribune: Juvenile detention center population keeps falling
Overcrowding at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Facility is falling, the Chicago Tribune reports. An agreement was reached in 2002 as a result of an ACLU of Illinois lawsuit to address population and safety concerns within the facility. In 2007, Earl Dunlap was appointed to run the facility and was tasked with addressing overpopulation. While overcrowding was the main concern of the lawsuit, other issues have yet to be tackled, including concerns over unsanitary conditions, and even violence by staff against the youth.
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