Criminal Justice Reform Criminal Justice Reform Explained: Calls in Custody 2 Feb 20212 Feb 2021 One of the problems addressed in the recently passed criminal justice reform legislation is the denial of a person's right to make phone calls to family and to attorneys when…
Criminal Justice Reform Criminal Justice and Police Reform in Illinois – Why Now? 2 Feb 2021 A lot of hysteria and fear-mongering is going on around the recently passed legislation advancing criminal justice and police reform. This legislation will address systemic racism and increase police accountability.…
Criminal Justice Reform… A Look at the Kane County Sheriff’s Office under Ron Hain 1 Feb 20212 Feb 2021 A longer, more detailed version of this article was published in the Kane County Bar Association's Jan/Feb 2021 Bar Briefs magazine. This version has been modified to take into consideration…
Safe Communities Police Reform and Kane County 11 Jan 202111 Jan 2021 When a public servant does the right thing he or she deserves the public's support. Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain has received a lot of attaboys for some of the…
Far-Right Terror… Political, Sociological, and Legal Barriers to Confronting Domestic Terrorism 8 Oct 202011 Jan 2021 Preventing terrorism is a no-brainer for Americans when it comes to Al Qaeda or ISIS. That is as it should be. When it comes to fighting domestic terrorism, however, we…
Anti-Hate… House Hearing on White Supremacy Infiltrating Police Departments: 9/29/2020 29 Sep 2020 The FBI is taking a beating today for downplaying the infiltration of white supremacists' into law enforcement agencies. My former criminal procedure law professor, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) led a…
Racial Justice Kane County State’s Attorney Race 2019-2020 29 Sep 2020 One of the greatest experiences of my professional life was my campaign for Kane County State's Attorney. In July 2019 I stepped up to run in the Democratic Primary for…
Racial Justice El-Shabazz’ 95th Birthday: Happy Birthday Brother 19 May 202010 Aug 2020 Today would have been El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz’ 95th birthday. I’ve been told by friends and mentors that I can't have him as a hero if I want to be involved…
Hate-Inspired… My work at Targeted Violence Prevention Program 14 Feb 202029 Sep 2020 I created the Targeted Violence Prevention Program because I knew that using sting operations against individuals often leads to individuals with a variety of cognitive or behavioral problems being lured…
Terrorism… New threats, same threats 10 Sep 2019 As we come to another anniversary of the horrific and barbaric attacks against innocent people on September 11, 2001 I urge us all to remember that the threats we faced…
