{"id":415903,"date":"2021-01-15T12:39:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T17:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=415903"},"modified":"2021-01-15T12:39:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T17:39:56","slug":"social-change-bills-ride-the-omnibus-to-historic-police-and-justice-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/social-change-bills-ride-the-omnibus-to-historic-police-and-justice-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Change Bills Ride the Omnibus to Historic Police and Justice Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Civil rights. Mass incarceration. Police accountability. Topics we\u2019ve been discussing for centuries\u2013but even more so in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Today, the Illinois State Legislature did something about them. It passed the most significant package of justice and police reform legislation in not just the state\u2019s, but the nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

The controversial package referenced is the 764-page justice and police reform omnibus bill marshalled by State Representative Justin Slaughter, State Senator Elgie Sims, Jr., others in the General Assembly, and stakeholders from across the state. \u201cWe can\u2019t be more grateful that this omnibus bill includes not one, not even 5, but 10 of the legislative efforts Social Change authored, negotiated, advocated for, or has otherwise been fighting for relating to justice and police reform,\u201d noted Social Change\u2019s Executive Director Todd Belcore, \u201cnot just because it reflects the hard work we\u2019ve put into amplifying the voices of families and communities in the halls of Springfield, but because of the real impact it\u2019ll have on the lives of people in communities across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Specifically, the Social Change measures in the omnibus bill relate to addressing:<\/p>\n