Dr. Olson will address how criminal sentencing practices have impacted Illinois' prison population and review policy recommendations and changes that have been made to safely reduce the size of Illinois' prison population.. He is an associate professor in the Criminal Justice and Criminology Department at Loyola University Chicago and the Co-Director of Loyola's interdisciplinary Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy, and Practice.

This event is seventh in a series being offered by the LWV of the Palatine Area in support of our study of the Illinois Criminal Justice System. 

The League of Women Voters of Illinois is in the process of updating their position on the issue of Criminal Justice. Local Leagues have formed committees to study the totality of the system and eventually come to consensus. The results will yield a renewed position, allowing the LWV IL to engage more fully in criminal justice advocacy.

In support of the Criminal Justice Study, the LWV of the Palatine Area has put together two meetings per month, first Criminal Justice Issues with an expert speaker and second Let's Talk with members of our committee reporting their research findings. The expert speaker meetings are open to all LWV members and the public, whereas the Let's Talk meetings are reserved for LWV members only.

All members of the League of Women Voters are invited to attend.