Pritzker does it right.

[Luce]

Ending cash bail, more rehab part of Pritzker prison plan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced proposals to end cash bail, change theft and drug-crime sentencing to give criminals opportunities to escape addiction and creating...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced proposals to end cash bail, change theft and drug-crime sentencing to give criminals opportunities to escape addiction and creating more rehabilitation options to reduce long sentences.

The ideas are among seven “guiding principles” the Democrat unveiled for negotiations with the General Assembly over criminal justice reform, an initiative announced in January and spearheaded by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and pushed forward for decades by the Legislative Black Caucus.

“We spend billions of dollars a year keeping too many people in an overcrowded prison system that has proven itself too expensive, too punitive and wholly ineffective at keeping Illinois families safe,” Pritzker said in a statement.

I have zero problem with reserving prison time for serious offenses. Throwing junkies into prison for simple possession never fixed a thing.

 

[Geoist]

Another good move by Pritzker. So far, he has my vote when he's up for re-election.

 

[Roadvirus]

Boy am i glad to have gotten out of that pisshole state.

So JB Prickster, player of Pay to Play and tax fraud, is further coddling criminals? What's next? A pardon promise for Madigan?