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  • The Chicago Lawyers' Committee's Review of Alternatives for Non- Violent Offenders Chicago Lawyers' Committee, 2011“This article first addresses specific reforms that have been implemented nationwide relating to non-violent offenders, highlights examples of states that have implemented more aggressive aspects of such reforms, and discusses Illinois' policies.”
  • Justice Assistance Grant Program, 2012 Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2011“The five largest total state allocations included California ($32.9 million), Texas ($22.7 million), Florida ($19.5 million), New York ($16.0 million), and Illinois ($12.0 million).”
  • Illinois Disproportionate Justice Impact Study Commission Final Report Illinois Disproportionate Justice Impact Study Commission, December, 2010“Statewide, among defendants with a Class 4 possession charge, African-Americans were sentenced to prison at a rate almost five times greater than whites: 19 percent of African-American defendants compared with 4 percent of white defendants.”
  • report thumbnail Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Illinois Prison Policy Initiative, February, 2010“Illinois' reliance on flawed Census data is responsible for a large shift in political clout from the Chicago area to downstate regions and a significant distortion of power within counties that contain prisons.”
  • Through a Different Lens: Shifting the Focus on Illinois Drug Policy, An examination of states' solutions and applicability to Illinois Roosevelt University - Institute for Metropolitan Affairs, May, 2007“[I]f $20 million of Illinois state dollars were invested in the model alternative to incarceration program, Illinois taxpayers have the potential to save between $50 and $150 million per year.”(An overview of 20 years of changes in Illinois drug laws and how they led to ever-increasing levels of incarceration.)
  • Models for Change: Building Momentum for Juvenile Justice Reform Justice Policy Institute, December, 2006“This brief tells the story of how the four Models for Change states -- Pennsylvania, Illinois, Louisiana, and Washington -- are already moving to reform and reshape their own state juvenile justice systems.”
  • Report to the Legislature of the State of Illinois: The Illinois Pilot Program on Sequential Double-Blind Identification Procedures Illinois State Police, March, 2006“The data collected shows that the sequential double-blind method led to a lower rate of suspect identifications as well as a higher rate of known false errors.”
  • A Portrait of Prisoner Reentry in Illinois Urban Institute, April, 2003
  • Report of the Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment Illinois Governor George H. Ryan's Commission on Capital Punishment, April, 2002
  • The Vicious Circle: Race, Prison, Jobs and Community in Chicago, Illinois, and the Nation Chicago Urban League, 2002
  • Drugs and Disparity: The Racial Impact of Illinois' Practice of Transferring Young Drug Offenders Building Blocks for Youth, April, 2001
  • The Color and Geography of Prison Growth in Illinois Chicago Urban League, 2001

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