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Bruce Rauner on Crime |
We're making great strides in implementing initial recommendations from our Commission on Criminal Justice Reform--helping non-violent ex-offenders get back on their feet and giving them meaningful skills to find employment. We've shuttered the outdated Roundhouse at Stateville Prison while repurposing two other facilities in Murphysboro and Kewanee as life skill centers to help non-violent offenders return to the work force more effectively.
At the Illinois State Police, we're providing the Chicago Police Department with a wide range of resources--and we stand ready to do more wherever and whenever called upon. Our troopers have already surged to counter the violence that's spilled over to our expressways--and we're committed to hiring more State Police officers to help patrol Chicago expressways, and other high violence areas.
Law enforcement plays a critical role in violence reduction--but in the end, it's a treatment, not a cure. Addressing the roots of this plague will take much more: to restore hope where hope has been lost.
