Priorities for Justice

We call on residents, elected & religious leaders to work together on the following 10 priorities for justice in Champaign County. Click on a priority to read more.

  1. We have the right to observe & tape the police.
  2. End a legacy of overcharging & excessive sentences.
  3. Fair& equal application of justice.
    Free Patrick Thompson
    Prosecute Former Officer Curtis Hjort
  4. No new jail.
  5. Increase funding to the public defender’s office.
  6. Build alternatives to incarceration. Heal our community.
  7. Provide black defendants a jury of their peers - no all white juries.
  8. Establish Citizen Review Boards of the Police county-wide.
  9. Stop Racial Profiling.
  10. No tasers for the police.
  11. Stop jailing the mentally ill, including addicts.