Category: Greg Clark
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John Horton of Rockford free after more than 2 decades in prison
ROCKFORD — “It’s breathtaking. Oh my goodness,” a Rockford man said after emerging from the Winnebago County Jail into the sunshine this afternoon after more than 23 years behind bars for a murder he and his supporters maintain he didn’t commit.John Horton Jr., 40, was convicted of the 1993 murder of Arthur Castaneda in Rockford.…
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Weighing fear and danger in Rockford as the city’s violent crime rate rises
By Isaac Guerrero Staff writer ROCKFORD – Woman shot while sitting at kitchen table in Rockford home. 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting. 5 homes hit by gunfire. Headlines like those, posted to our website and plastered on the pages of this newspaper in recent weeks, sound scary. But experts say you shouldn’t confuse fear…
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Scourge of Private Prisons
https://www.aclu.org/issues/mass-incarceration/privatization-criminal-justice/private-prisons
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Prison treats inmates too harshly – Rockford Register Star
Source: Prison treats inmates too harshly – Rockford Register Star
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Illinois Supreme Court adopts permanent policy for Extended Media Coverage in courtrooms | NowDecatur
Decatur – Today Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice, Rita B. Garman, announced that news cameras are permitted in Illinois courtrooms. The decision comes after a four year pilot project which allowed media cameras in certain courtrooms on an experimental basis. Macon County State’s Attorney, Jay Scott, says he’s not a big fan of…