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A Statement from the Chicago Council of Lawyers: Addressing Systemic Racism in the Cook County Criminal Justice System

Published On: February 26, 2019Categories: Uncategorized

Chicago Appleseed, along with Reclaim Chicago and the People’s Lobby, recently released the report: Exercising Full Powers: Recommendations to Kim Foxx on Addressing Systematic Racism in the Cook County Criminal Justice System. This is an editorial from the Chicago Council of Lawyers supporting the recommendations from this report.

 

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