That's how many court orders requiring the Illinois State Police to seal or expunge the records of reformed ex-offenders were ignored between 2004 and 2008, according to an investigation by The Chicago Reporter. In response to this finding, Attorney General Lisa Madigan appeared before Cook County Circuit Court Judge Paul P. Biebel Jr. today to "begin work on a court mandated compliance and remediation plan to require the State Police to follow the law." In a statement, Madigan said, "This is a shocking defiance of the law. Ignoring these expungement
orders negatively impacts the lives of too many people who deserve a
fair opportunity to get a job in order to take care of their families."
Read the Reporter's summary of the data here. Their full investigative story will be available tomorrow.
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