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    Permanent Punishment

    WTTW News Special Series

    Permanent Punishment

    Economic sanctions. Collateral consequences. Permanent punishments. There are 44,000 restrictive laws, rules, and policies that continue to penalize people long after they have served their sentence. This WTTW News four-part series examines this stark reality faced by nearly 3.3 million men and women in Illinois.

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