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Overwhelming Stigmas Face Juvenile Convicts, Activists Say

Overwhelming Stigmas Face Juvenile Convicts, Activists Say

While Illinois has expanded the number of felony records that citizens can have sealed, there is still much work to be done for juveniles and young adults to be able to have a clean slate, activists said Thursday. “Those criminal records haunt people for a lifetime,” explained Anthony Lowery from Chicago’s Safer Foundation. “People don’t realize that a drug […]

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Flip the Script on Youth Violence and Justice

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Flip the Script on Youth Violence and Justice

Some children as young as kindergarten are being pushed out of schools, leading them to crime, drugs, violence all while not getting the education they need, said advocates Thursday. “When [the schools] have a student that’s hurting their numbers, they drop them,” said Jennifer Valles, associate director at Heartland Alliance Human Care. “We need to […]

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Beyond Simple Solutions: Violence & Criminal Justice in Chicago

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Beyond Simple Solutions: Violence & Criminal Justice in Chicago

Violence, crime, youth offenders, incarceration, the courts, detention, prison, and probation systems impact individuals and communities that are snared by violence. Recognizing that there are no simple solutions, a group of experts came together recently to help journalists and neighborhood groups find resources and to learn to cover or address some of the complex issues. […]

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