This paper explores the U.S legal system and its theft of Native land. Land acknowledgments...

Illinois prosecutes hundreds of youths as adults each year through automatic transfer, discretionary waiver, and...

For many years, reparations have been on the tongues of presidential candidates, legislators, and politicians,...

Unbeknownst to the Federal Government, lying beneath the surface of much of Osage grazing land...

The Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) was introduced as Illinois legislation in 2021 and became...

Oppressive systems, reinforced by legislation, have created a Food Apartheid, previously known as a food...

Modern day slavery operates through the prison system, where incarcerated individuals are forced to work...

This paper provides recommendations for programming and policies in the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice...

In 1978, the Illinois legislature established the Prisoner Review Board to replace the former Parole...

This white paper highlights the issues with current prison policies and practices in the United...

Cash bail invites discrimination based on income in pretrial detention, is counterintuitive, and costs states...