By RFD Radio/WFMB
SPRINGFIELD – Changes are coming to the criminal justice system in Illinois.
Gov. Bruce Rauner put pen to paper on a set of bills that will perhaps alter the future for kids who run afoul of the law and changes circumstances for older offenders too. One new bill will let teenagers who were arrested but not charged with a crime immediately apply for expungement of the record. In the past they needed to wait until they turned 18. Rauner said the justice system need to take all items into account when punishing and reforming.
“Too often being locked away and either having to go to jail or be under constant scrutiny and being on probation prevents a young person from getting a job and being rehabilitated,” Rauner said. “We need to find a proper balance.”
Another bill will require a more detailed review of any presentencing reports to include an explanation if jail time is requested.
