House Bill 3653, authored by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, was passed by the General Assembly last month. It s February, and we re celebrating Black History Month. Black History is about monumental moments and movements that serve as catalysts for change. Today is both, said Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton. I ve come to realize that one of the best ways to celebrate black history is by doing everything that we can to protect black futures and House Bill 3653 aims to do just that.
Part of the significant changes are new police training policies, including crisis intervention and de-escalation tactics, police accountability, transparency in law enforcement and the rights of detainees and prisoners, according to Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr., who sponsored the bill.
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Detainees, prisoners and all those who interact with police officers will have the expectation of prompt medical care while in custody, with special accommodations made for pregnant women. Charges of resisting arrest must cite a justification for the original arrest that was allegedly resisted against under the measure, as well.
Here s a complete look at the bill and its changes:
Police Accountability
House Bill 3653 includes a number of measures to increase police transparency and accountability, according to Sims. Those include:
Requires reporting on deaths in police custody.
Requires police to provide a predicate offense for resisting arrest. (That is, a reason for why an arrested was occurring in the first place.)
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker Monday signed House Bill 3653, a package of criminal law reforms sponsored by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus. (Office of Gov. J.B. Pritzker)
CHICAGO Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a sweeping package of criminal law and police accountability reforms, making Illinois the first state in the nation to abolish cash bail for pretrial detention.
Pritzker held a signing ceremony Monday at Chicago State University with state lawmakers, law enforcement members and activists from community groups.
House Bill 3653, a criminal justice omnibus bill sponsored by the Legislative Black Caucus, passed the Senate 32-23 and the House by a vote of 60-50 with about an hour remaining in last month s lame-duck legislative session.
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