Judicial Accountability Project

Removing bias from the bench
#JusticeReform addressing #RacialDisparities through #VoterEducation
@Westside_JC @judges_matter

[Daring To Struggle, Daring To Win @chi_civilrights]

Thurs., December 15th! Join @shillerista w/ @achylandia as @citylightsbooks + @haymarketbooks celebrate DARING TO STRUGGLE DARING TO WIN!

Streams live at 6 PM PST

Register at: https://t.co/2bDpseMyYI

#BookBoost #socialjustice #bookrecommendations #booklover #activism

[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.

[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

[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

[Chicago Votes Action Fund @ChicagoVotes]

The restoration of voting rights for people in prison is gaining HUGE momentum. Illinois has an opportunity to join Maine & Vermont as states that allow people in prison to vote.

Sign our petition to support #HB1872 & a more just democracy! https://t.co/95y0WwWypf

[Illinois Access to Justice @IL_A2J]

Join ILA2J partners, Congresswoman Robin Kelly and Congressman Chuy García in conversation to advance justice in Illinois on March 8th at 12pm right here on twitter or FB Live!

[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

[Judicial Accountability Project @JudicialProject]

“With roughly 400 judges, Cook County is one of the largest unified court systems in the U.S., and @injusticewatch latest guide was created by 22 people, including nine full-time staffers.” #judgesmatter https://t.co/IFKWEnJVfN

[Rita Alejandra Oceguera @ritaguera25]

@injusticewatch STILL has mugs! Mugs galore! But don't even sweat it if you don't have $30 because ANY donation will get you a dope sticker! The money helps us help you #CheckYourJudges ~win-win-win~