I'm pushing to protect our youth AND reform our criminal justice system at the same time
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John, it's Sen. Peters.

 

Effective activism has always been intersectional to me. The bills I sponsor for accessible housing, livable wages, quality education, and criminal justice reform are at the benefit of the entire community, and they all go hand in hand. 

 

Many of my bills end up tackling more than one issue at once, like the policy I'm pushing to reform our criminal justice system and protect our youth.

 

John, public safety and helping protect our community has been at the top of my priority list as a public servant, and I'm glad a bill like this can help us tackle two issues at once. I'd love to tell you more about it, but before you hear the rest: Can you chip in to support my re-election campaign so I can continue this activism in the next session?

John, Illinois has a painful legacy of being the wrongful conviction capital of the world.

 

Just as recently as 2022, police were able to coerce a confession from a 15-year-old at a Waukegan police station without a parent or attorney. The police charged him with a shooting that injured a dollar store clerk – when he was actually at a basketball game across town.

 

That's why I am pushing a policy that requires a lawyer for people under 18 during a police interrogation which applies to any public official’s questioning of a child in custody about any crime.

 

John, I'm doing everything I can to protect our children, make a fairer criminal justice system, and help to bring trust back into our government.

 

But laws like these get intense pushback from right-wingers. We've seen it happen before – so I need to have the support of the community behind me to continue making change possible. John, will you chip in toward my reelection campaign to show your support for more lifesaving legislation like this today?
 
Senator Robert Peters was born in 1985 deaf and with a massive speech impediment. His biological mother was addicted to drugs and alcohol, and his adopted mother and father were a social worker and a civil rights lawyer. He saw first hand the impact and devastation of the racist war on drugs. 

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As he grew up, he admired the work his father did as a civil rights and criminal defense attorney, challenging wrongdoing by the police. This combined with the effect of the criminalization of addiction, inspired his work on criminal justice reform rooted in the safety, freedom, and wellness of all people. 

A defining moment for Peters was the Great Recession, as he struggled to find work and lost his parents within a year and a half of each other. He found his power through political organizing in solidarity with a variety of organizations in Chicago fighting for justice. 

As a state senator, Peters has championed the end of cash bail in Illinois after years of organizing around it before becoming a Senator. This legislative session alone, Peters has passed six bills out of the Senate, as he continues to push Illinois forward as a leader in criminal justice reform and true public safety for all. He chairs the Labor Committee in the Senate and is Chair of the Senate Black Caucus. He is focused on environmental justice, racial justice, economic freedom, and public safety for all.

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