State’s Attorney Alvarez to Propose Reforms Before Criminal Justice Committee
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez will testify today (Tuesday, Aug. 19) in Chicago before a joint legislative committee exploring criminal sentencing reform in Illinois. Alvarez will propose several new legislative initiatives to the county and statewide criminal justice system.
During her testimony before the Joint Criminal Justice Reform Committee, State’s Attorney Alvarez will propose five specific legislative initiatives designed to crack down on repeat gun offenders and also reduce criminal penalties for marijuana and property crimes in an effort to reduce jail populations and divert offenders into cost-saving alternative sentencing programs.
The Joint Criminal Justice Reform Committee includes a bipartisan panel of legislators. The committee has scheduled four hearings throughout the summer and fall of 2014 and will submit a report of legislative recommendations by December 1, 2014.
The hearing will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 19 and is scheduled to begin at 10 am at the Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 N. Lasalle, on the 6th floor in room C-600.
