Effective reform will not include opening old prisons or throwing taxpayer dollars toward building new ones.
Promoting reform from the liberty perspective brought two bills to the governor’s desk.
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States across the country have made major gains on both fronts.
HB 494 empowers employers to find the best match for their school based on full information of a job applicant’s history.
Ideally, the state wouldn’t have to get involved, and local governments would act in the best interests of taxpayers. But the latter isn’t happening.
Without clear restrictions, license-plate readers could be misused by police.
The police commander’s conduct has left lasting scars on victims and cost taxpayers millions.
The Chicago Police Department is refusing to disclose information regarding its use of covert cellphone-tracking devices, which can intercept the personal information of innocent bystanders.
Chicago residents are stopped four times as often as New York City residents were at the height of that city’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy.
Chicago’s political priority list shouldn’t include addressing a new way to drink.
Rife with problems, it’s ripe for change.
Limited criminal-justice resources need to be oriented first and foremost toward addressing crimes with victims, not personal conduct.
Lawmakers must ensure law-enforcement officers aren’t trampling the civil rights of Chicagoans.