Task Force Aims to Reduce Number of Women in State Prisons
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Learn about a new initiative to cut by half the number of women behind bars in Illinois.
One hundred women – including former inmates, corrections officials, judges and prosecutors – are calling for a 50-percent reduction in the number of women behind bars in Illinois. We speak with Deanne Benos, who is leading the initiative.
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Task Force Aims to Reduce Number of Women in State Prisons
Clip: 7/18/2018 | 12m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
One hundred women – including former inmates, corrections officials, judges and prosecutors – are calling for a 50-percent reduction in the number of women behind bars in Illinois. We speak with Deanne Benos, who is leading the initiative.
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