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16-1425
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 1/12/2016 | approve | Pass |
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16-1023
| 1 | | Review Recommendations of the League of Women Voters | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
TO REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF COOK COUNTY IN ITS REPORT REGARDING PRE-TRIAL SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, the issue of pre-trial processes is of paramount importance to the criminal justice system of Cook County; and
WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters of Cook County commissioned a study to evaluate the effectiveness and fairness of the pre-trial operation of the County’s criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, the League’s study, spanning more than eighteen months, coincided with nationwide public pressure to reduce the number of individuals in jail and in prison and to investigate alternatives to incarceration; and
WHEREAS, a number of issues have arisen with respect to bond court, pre-trial assessment, diversion programs, mental illness, and collaboration among public officials, their offices, and other stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, the study included interviews with a wide variety of people and uncovered consensus on a range of issues impacting the pre-trial system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pre-Trial Systems Repo | recommend for approval | Pass |
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16-1065
| 2 | | CALLING FOR THE DIGNIFIED TREATMENT OF CENTRAL AMERICAN ASYLUM SEEKERS | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION SUBSTITUTE TO ITEM 16-1065-2nd
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE DIGNIFIED TREATMENT OF CENTRAL AMERICAN ASYLUM SEEKERS
WHEREAS, Cook County is a “Fair and Equal County for Immigrants,” as defined in 07-R-240; and
WHEREAS, Cook County is home to over one million immigrants with residents from Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa; and
WHEREAS, Cook County has benefitted culturally, socially and economically from the diversity of its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras have some of the world’s highest rates of violence, causing a refugee crisis; and
WHEREAS, Hundreds of thousands of Central Americans have been displaced by endemic violence, the majority of whom are women and children; and
WHEREAS, Violence against women and children is pervasive and the Central American governments have failed to protect their citizens; and
WHEREAS, The number of asylum applications from Central American countries to neighboring countries has increased thirteen fold since 2008; and
WHEREAS, Those who pu | recommend for approval as substituted | Pass |
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