A Conversation About Police Reform with Zachary Gittrich
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3FUjVBooipMAL4ZWA0vWiS
Check out the Keep Your Day Job podcast hosted by Ed Cee. Thanks for having me on. It was a pleasure to talk with...
Does Systemic Racism Play in Peoria Part 3
No discussion of systemic racism would be complete without including the experiences of non-white people of color. We must also analyze how migration has...
Notes on McLean County Jail Part 2
As of Independence Day 2020, the jail housed close to 230 inmates. 80% of those are in jail pre-trial which means they haven’t been...
#NoICEDwight
What Must Be Known: Dwight, IL ICE Detention Facility
There is an interest by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to construct a new immigration...
Black Lives Matter Mclean County Jail Caravan Protest
On May Day, May 1st, Black Lives Matter Bloomington-Normal organized a car caravan action around the McLean County Jail calling for decarceration and to...
Notes on McLean County Jail Part 12
Stats from the McLean County Jail, accurate as of April 5th, 2022:
Jail population: 217
Proportions by gender:are female: 32are male: 185
Proportions by race:Black: 115Hispanic:...
Notes on McLean County Jail Part 11
Stats from the McLean County Jail, accurate as of January 5th, 2022:
Jail population: 211
Proportions by gender: are female: 21are male: 190
Proportions by race:Black: 109Hispanic:...
Notes On McLean County Jail Part 13
Stats from the McLean County Jail, accurate as of March 21st, 2023:
Jail population: 216
Proportions by gender:are female: 35 (16%)are male: 181 (84%)
Proportions by race:Black:...
The Cash Bail System is Cruel and Bad for Society
Even though its abolition is impending, the cash bail system is still wrecking havoc on our communities thanks to mass incarcerationists like State's Attorney...
COVID-19 hits McLean County Jail
On Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 Sheriff Jon Sandage announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus inside the McLean County Jail. The inmate in question...
