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IL HR0244

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

4/23/2021

Primary Sponsor

Janet Yang Rohr

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Origin

House of Representatives

102nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Designates the week of March 8-16, 2022 as Illinois Correctional Reform Week in coordination with National Criminal Justice Month
  • Calls for awareness of effective correctional reform methods developed by other states and countries that have reduced recidivism rates and prison populations
  • Recognizes that Illinois' correctional system can benefit from implementing evidence-based incarceration policies and programs to reduce spending, overcrowding, and recidivism
  • Emphasizes that COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons demonstrate the need to examine and improve Illinois' correctional system
  • Encourages Illinois to study and adopt successful correctional practices used by other jurisdictions to address systemic challenges

Legislative Description

CORRECTIONAL REFORM WEEK

Last Action

Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

7/18/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules7/18/2021
Appropriations-Public Safety5/5/2021
Rules4/27/2021

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