3 reasons why raising felony theft thresholds is a better way to deal with theft

By Hilary Gowins

03/17/2017

Illinois spent $58 million in 2015 to imprison offenders charged with felony theft. But evidence shows increasing the threshold, as 29 other states have done since 2001, doesn’t increase property crime or larceny rates.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, felony theft

Making Illinois smart on crime: How to improve felony theft outcomes

By Hilary Gowins

03/02/2017

Raising the felony theft threshold won't lead to an increase in overall property crime or larceny rates.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, felony theft, sentencing reform

Updating felony theft laws can help Illinois save money without harming public safety

By Bryant Jackson-Green

03/01/2016

A new study by The Pew Charitable Trusts shows states that adjusted their felony theft laws have not seen an increase in crime. To save on corrections costs, Illinois should update its theft thresholds, too.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, felony theft

The case for updating Illinois’ felony-theft laws

By Bryant Jackson-Green

09/10/2015

To make Illinois smarter on crime and save taxpayer dollars, theft laws must be kept up to date

TAGS: felony theft, restorative justice

Unlocking Opportunity: How Occupational Licensing Reform Would Promote Equitable Empowerment in Illinois

Illinois finds itself at a crossroads: will it empower minorities and poor people to unleash their potential, or will it perpetuate an inequitable status quo? For far too many Illinoisans, opportunity is unfairly and unnecessarily out of reach. Illinois ranks in the bottom ten among all states in social mobility and last among Midwest states...

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