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Funding will Support Cook County’s Ongoing Community Safety and Racial Equity Initiatives
Cook County is the recipient of a $625,000 capstone grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recognizing over eight years of progress towards safely reducing the local jail population while addressing inequities in the justice system. The grant marks a total of $7.3 million invested in Cook County by MacArthur as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge, a $381.5 million national initiative to reduce the misuse and over-use of jail and eliminate racial inequity in local criminal justice systems.
Since being selected to join the Safety and Justice Challenge (SJC) in 2015, Cook County leaders have remained committed to addressing the factors that contribute to over-incarceration. Through interagency collaboration, leveraging data and best practices and implementing thoughtful evidence-based strategies and reforms, Cook County has safely reduced the jail population by over 35 percent over the last 10 years.
Paid for by Preckwinkle for President. A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is (or will be) available on the Board's official website, http://elections.il.gov/, or for purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois. All contributions are reported to the State Board of Elections. Contributions are not accepted from employees of Cook County. Companies holding contracts with the Cook County are limited to $750.
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