Drugs and Disparity: The Racial Impact of Illinois' Practice of Transferring Young Drug Offenders to Adult Court

Table of Contents:

1. Press Release
2. Press Advisory
3. Fact Sheet: General Information
4. Fact Sheet: Impact on Latino Youth
5. The Report
6. The Drug War: More Unequal Treatment for Youth of Color: Engaging Your Community

Statements from the Press Conference

1. The May 2000 Series by The Chicago Reporter on Illinois Drug Transfer Law
2. The Children's Defense Fund
3. The Child Welfare League of America
4. Patricia Mendoza, Regional Counsel of the Chicago Office of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
5. Mr. James Compton, President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League
6. Mr. Marc Mauer, Assistant Director, The Sentencing Project
7. Mr. Brandon Maxwell, Peer Counselor with the Evening Reporting Center
8. Other Statements

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