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[Writer's Voice @WritersVoice]

Listen this week to my interview with Helen Shiller, followed by my convo with Laura Kaplan about the legendary feminist abortion service in Chicago, Jane. https://t.co/WXNBtXs3cf

[Bolts @boltsmag]

Partisan control of state supreme courts is on the line in two weeks in four states: Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, and Ohio.

Nine seats are at play across those states.

And there are plenty of other judicial elections to watch. https://t.co/qutsp31oUm

[Cook County Public Defender’s Office @CookCoDefender]

Please read this important new report from the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice! If you've heard about "the purge law," then you've seen this misinformation at work.

There are also excellent examples here of the role media can play in exposing the truth!

[Alex Keefe @akeefe]

It's here! If you're wondering what the heck to do with all those judges on your Cook County ballot, @injusticewatch has got you covered: https://t.co/A1DZn0agrY #twill

[Haymarket House @haymarkethouse]

Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win

Join @shillerista for a conversation with @MediaDervish about five decades of resistance in Chicago’s Uptown community

Monday, Oct. 17 at 6:30 pm CT

RSVP to attend: https://t.co/JRRhcEroF0

[Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice @endmoneybond]

The Pretrial Fairness Act ends money bond & reforms Illinois’ pretrial system. Conservatives & some law enforcement officials have pushed lies to confuse the public and preserve mass incarceration.

We’ve put their lies under a microscope to help you separate fact from fiction.

[Daring To Struggle, Daring To Win @chi_civilrights]

“It’s about policies that allow people of all incomes, esp. moderate & lower, to be able to continue to live in the city.” #flashbackfriday @shillerista in 2001. preorder DTSDTW now https://t.co/wTc7rj0XH7 #chicago #socialjustice #book #booktwt #affordablehousing #community

[Injustice Watch @injusticewatch]

What questions do you have about Cook County judicial elections? 🤔 Do you have a story idea or tips about judicial elections or judges? 🧑🏽‍⚖️

Let us know by filling out our survey linked here. You can make your answers confidential. 🤝

https://t.co/kWwXYpfkdd

[Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune]

Racism’s toll on Black women includes staggering maternal death rates https://t.co/0qUMgUjD78

[J @judges_matter]

“More than 2,600 people have been in custody at the Cook County Jail or at home on electronic monitoring for more than a year as a massive backlog of felony cases has piled up at the Cook County Circuit Court.” #judgesmatter #chicago https://t.co/3KKoHBUvPM

[Josh McGhee @TheVoiceofJosh]

In my latest for @injusticewatch I explore the Judicial Quality Act written by @ChicagoVotes and sponsored by @SenatorAquino. The bill hopes to increase training for Illinois judges on a number of topics including cultural competency and racial bias.

https://t.co/ae4J6puX4O

[Injustice Watch @injusticewatch]

Illinois judges could get more training in domestic violence and racial bias under a proposed law. But the state Supreme Court argues the training they provide to judges already gets the job done.

Read more about the debate here:
https://t.co/R6TEBj3fCX

[J @judges_matter]

“Cook County, Illinois' chief judge announced Wednesday that criminal trials will resume with enhanced coronavirus safety measures at the end of March, about a year after the COVID-19 pandemic halted all jury trials in the county.” https://t.co/ATAbVKuVv8

[The Bail Project @bailproject]

We partnered with @Herbworthy and @crescolabs to show how the cash bail system criminalizes race, poverty, and cannabis. Swipe to see the disproportionate impact pretrial incarceration has on Black people. #BlackHistoryMonth

[Injustice Watch @injusticewatch]

Out of 88,582 federal criminal defendants in 2019, only 1,954 of them went to trial.

Even fewer people had a trial by jury, although it is considered the fairest way to handle a case.

@EmanuellaEvans explains the reasons for this in her latest:
https://t.co/dnxMqyMAHh

[Equity and Transformation @EatOrgChicago]

Reminder register to attend the IL Breathe Act teach in. It is tomorrow morning at 10:00 am CST!

https://t.co/whH312urvx

[Injustice Watch @injusticewatch]

We only have 12 mugs left! Get one today w/ a donation of $30 dollars or more at https://t.co/IVHkRgTM4K

[bettina @lesypersound]

Whenever ppl say “people aren’t ready” ... it makes me wonder *who* they’re talking to & prioritizing.

When I talk to folks on the Solidarity distribution lines it’s easy to talk about Defunding the police to lessen their ability to harm & kill ppl.

[bettina @lesypersound]

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