Illinois prisons and jails will soon be required to notify families when their incarcerated loved ones die. As part of the sweeping criminal justice overhaul now awaiting Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signature, state correctional facilities must investigate deaths in custody and report them to immediate family members, as well as the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, a state agency that conducts research and analysis.
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For Immediate Release – January 29, 2021
Illinois Criminal Justice information Authority Welcomes Acting Executive Director Delrice Adams
CHICAGO The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is pleased to announce Delrice Adams has joined the agency as Acting Executive Director. Ms. Adams was nominated by Gov. JB Pritzker to the position and must be confirmed by the Illinois Senate.
Acting Executive Director Adams is a social service and public health administrator with over 25 years of experience in management of non-profits and local government agencies. Her areas of expertise include criminal justice, violence prevention and racial equity. She has a wealth of experience in grant administration, program development, community and stakeholder engagement, and policy and planning implementation.
January 27, 2021
Consumers who buy cannabis products in Illinois may help reduce the number of carjackings, shootings and other forms of violence that occur in parts of Chicago, the south suburbs and other areas of the state.
That’s the theory behind a groundbreaking program billed as the nation’s first of its kind. The innovative concept in restorative justice is about to get its first infusion of cash, more than a year after Illinois began allowing people to buy cannabis for recreational use.
“No other state has done this,” said Christian Perry, community development manager for Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. “No other state has said, ‘We’re going to take a portion of this revenue and put it right back into the community.’”
WBGZ Radio 1/27/2021 |
By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
A couple of area agencies will see grants coming their way from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority using revenue from Illinois’ adult-use cannabis sales. The United Way of Greater St. Louis will receive just over $829,000 for economic development, violence prevention and youth development.
The Madison Police Department will receive about $92,000. Under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, 25 percent of all cannabis revenue is to be used to support communities impacted by economic disinvestment, violence, and the severe and disproportionate damage caused by the war on drugs, largely and disproportionately impacted low income Illinoisans and communities of color.