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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Xavier McElrath-Bey. McElrath-Bey, who spoke at a One Book One Northwestern event Wednesday. He was recently named co-executive director of the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.

Criminal justice reform advocate Xavier McElrath-Bey discusses injustice and hope

October 28, 2020

Xavier McElrath-Bey, co-executive director at the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, opened up Wednesday about serving over a decade as a teenager and young adult in the prison system. The event...

Illinois Department of Corrections lawsuit settlement includes changes in mental health programs

May 16, 2016

The settlement in a lawsuit between the Illinois Department of Corrections and a prisoner approved by a judge Friday will make changes to the state’s treatment of mentally-ill inmates. State prisoner...

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