… worked with on Governor Jim Thompson’s staff, I’ve become … ,000 people are released from Illinois state prisons, returning to their communities … advisor to Governor James R. Thompson.  Through freelance writing and volunteer …

… pass the torch.” Several Illinois Democrats have indicated an … significant boost for an Illinois politician from outside the … his home state of Illinois and our country.”) Durbin … mistreatment of detainees at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, …

… antithetical to American values, prison system you can possibly imagine … into prison for life, as it did in Guantanamo without … of Boumediene that the detainees in Guantanamo, even though they were … Nazis to march in Skokie, Illinois, the sort of famous …

… say. Have you seen Guantanamo bay?  Have you seen … his start writing while detained in a solitary confinement … County Jail and nine in Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) … notorious censorship of information within prison walls, including book bans …

… Dirksen U.S. Courthouse. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan … trials with roots in the Illinois General Assembly like Madigan’s … since former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson was convicted of tax fraud … up to 10 years in prison. Others would bring a five …

… sentencing laws and giving prisoners an opportunity to … as legal counsel to Illinois lieutenant governor and … the Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor on … Illinois State Schools Supt. Michael Bakalis. Bakalis lost to Republican Jim Thompson …

… in violation of Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264 ( … to imprisonment for the indeterminate prison term of thirty-five years … federal habeas review, a state prisoner must demonstrate: (1) “cause … miscarriage of justice.” Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 750 …

… jurisdictions including California, Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, and Washington have … law enforcement officers to detain and deport noncitizens. … begun sending noncitizens to Guantanamo Bay and El … Terrorismo (CECOT) mega-prison, both notorious for extreme …

… budget Lead author: Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Lizton What it … does House Bill 1008: Illinois-Indiana boundary commission Lead author … group that would explore how Illinois counties could effectively secede … to 15 years in prison related to taking improper …

… a.m. By Khari A. Thompson A short walk away from … the dirt track of an Illinois prison. On Monday, he’ll take …