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Charlotte West
Criminal Justice
Problems calculating sentence credits prompt hunger strikes at Illinois prison
The hunger strikers at Robinson prison succeeded in getting officials to review their cases, two months after WBEZ reported on the sentence credit issue.
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Reduced sentences may be eluding hundreds of Illinois prisoners due to poor record keeping
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Every prison library in Illinois is getting a copy of a book about the Attica prison riot
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Incarcerated teacher fired for teaching that Jim Crow literacy tests were racist
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A state senator provides a rare opportunity for incarcerated men to shape the policies that impact them
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After 27 years in prison, a 54-year-old is now getting his Ph.D.
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Illinois' governor is letting this man out of prison after 26 years so he can earn his Ph.D.
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In order to attend a Ph.D. program, he needs Gov. Pritzker’s help getting out of prison
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