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Prison Reform Group Gets Three-Month Reprieve
By wuis.org- Brian Mackey
Published: 12/07/2015

TRANSCRIPT: From NPR Illinois, this is State of the State. I'm Brian Mackey, and the state of the state today is trying to bring down the prison population. We're going to hear an update on the status of a push to change the criminal justice system in Illinois.

The aspects of Gov. Bruce Rauner's "Turnaround Agenda" that have gotten the most attention this year have to do with his push to undermine labor unions that represent people who work for the government. The unwilingness of Democrats in the legislature to consider those ideas has also meant little progress on the pro-corporate aspects of the governor's agenda.

But there is one part of the "Turnaround Agenda" that's making progress. Rauner mentioned it in his State of the State address this February.

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