Published 2 months ago

Illinois legislators set to change ‘offender’ to ‘justice-impacted individual’

State lawmakers passed a bill to replace "offender" with "justice impacted individual" in state law, pending Governor JB Pritzker's signature.
The bill has been approved by both the House and Senate, awaiting the governor's decision for implementation.
If signed into law, the term change will be effective in state legislation.

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Washington Examiner

Illinois legislators set to change ‘offender’ to ‘justice-impacted individual’

(The Center Square) – Illinois legislators are working to change the term “offender” to “justice impacted individual” in state law, a move Republicans say disrespects victims of violent crime. House Bill 4409 would add Illinois Department of Corrections representation to the Adult Redeploy Illinois oversight board, but it also changes the word “offender” to “justice-impacted individuals.” Republicans on the Senate floor said the name change cou…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Daily Caller

Illinois Lawmakers Seek To Call Criminals ‘Justice-Impacted Individuals’ Instead Of ‘Offenders’

In an ongoing effort to update language within state law, Illinois lawmakers are pushing to change the term "offender" to "justice-impacted individual"

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Epoch Times

Illinois Politicians Seek to Change ‘Offender’ to ‘Justice-Impacted Individual’

Illinois lawmakers have approved a measure that would modify the language in state law to stop identifying certain people who have committed a crime as offenders. On May 21, the Illinois Senate passed HB 4409. Introduced by Democrat lawmakers, the bill amends the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009, replacing the term “offenders” with “justice-impacted individuals” in the state’s “Adult Redeploy Illinois” (ARI) program. The ARI initiative seeks…

2 months ago·New York, United States

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Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

US state to re-label ‘offenders’ as ‘justice impacted individuals’

Illinois lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at changing the word “offender” to a more neutral term in the criminal code

2 months ago·Russian Federation

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The Gateway Pundit

Illinois Set to Change Description of ‘Offender’ to ‘Justice-Impacted Individual’ in State Law

In a move that seems like parody, but sadly isn’t, a bill that passed both houses in Illinois yesterday would change the word “offender” to “justice-impacted individual” in state law.

2 months ago·United States

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The Daily Wire

Violent Criminal Offenders Are Now ‘Justice-Impacted Individuals’

A couple of months ago, in March, a 37-year-old man named Crosetti Brand was released on parole in the state of Illinois. He had been locked up on a charge of home invasion and sentenced to more than a decade in prison, but the state’s prisoner review board decided to let him out early with electronic monitoring. What happened next was predictable. Just a day after he got out of prison, Chicago police say Crosetti attacked a pregnant woman and h…

2 months ago·Nashville, United States

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