To better protect survivors, this law allows anyone to file for a protective order at any time by email or online in addition to the in-person option. History lessons next year will add some new curriculum to teach students about the contributions of Asian-Americans. Yes! The lead sponsors are Sens. HB1063, House Amendment 1 (previously SB655): HIV criminalization in Illinois stigmatizes people living with HIV by making legal behavior like consensual sex illegal, or by increasing penalties for minor crimes such as sharing injection drug equipment. Let us know how it goes! If someone needs to be kept in a cell for more than 20 hours a day, that can only last 10 days out of any 180-day period. The so-called Less Is More Act took effect this week, but lawyers for dozens being detained for parole violations said in a court filing that the state corrections department was disregarding parts of it. Please leave us a message and we will respond as soon as possible. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Restore Justice Illinois Standardized testing is only one way to measure academic performance and potential. A: No. His mother, Ida Nelson, led the charge to establish a law prohibiting discriminating against natural and ethnic hairstyles including locs, braids, twists and afros, in schools. "In order to combat things like the rise in anti-Asian racism and discrimination that we've seen, we need to teach our young people our students the full version of American history, we need to make sure that all students see themselves reflected in the curriculum they're learning," said Grace Pai, executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice. This bill passed through the House. Recent legislation regarding parole and probation. Illinois lawmakers got rid of discretionary parole at the beginning of the tough-on-crime era, Katrina Burlet, campaign director and operations manager of Parole Illinois, said. The amendment to the state constitution to guarantee government employees the right to organize and collectively bargain over terms of employment. Jones said its important to see incarcerated people beyond their confinement as lawyers, professors, doctors, therapists and people who have the potential to do great things. In six other states, no one is serving these sentences. Now Illinois lawmakers have an opportunity to pass a parole reform bill that is the result of the Stateville debate team's years of work. SB825: This bill is the Voting Rights omnibus bill that would bring a number of changes to the election code so voting is more accessible, including allowing voters to opt-in to permanent vote by mail status to receive mail-in ballots for every subsequent election in which they are eligible to participate. It was inherent to me that this system needed some overhaul, Muhammad said. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. This point of contact would be tasked with receiving complaints, suggestions, and requests from visitors. ICJIA | Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority We expect the Governor to sign both of Restore Justices bills that passed, in addition to other criminal legal reform bills. While the pandemic continues, a new proposal may make it easier for lawmakers to vote remotely and enable more legislative work in 2021, even as the coronavirus poses a major risk of transmission during in-person events. Previously, detainees accused of violating parole could spend up to 15 weeks in jail as hearings proceeded; the changes significantly speed up the process, while reducing parole terms for those who routinely follow rules.
