State Reform Profile
Illinois
Illinois has enacted landmark reforms including the SAFE-T Act and the nation's first automatic record expungement law.
Key Statistics
Incarceration by Race
Incarceration rate per 100,000 residents. Racial estimates based on BJS/Sentencing Project methodology.
Recidivism Rate
Percent of people reincarcerated within 3 years of release. Source: BJS recidivism data series.
Cost vs. Alternatives
Active & Passed Reforms
4 initiativesSAFE-T Act – Safety, Accountability, FairnessView full details →
Comprehensive reform including cash bail elimination and police accountability.
Cannabis Regulation & Tax ActView full details →
Legalized marijuana and included automatic expungement for 500,000+ records.
SB 2090 – Record ExpungementView full details →
First state to automatically expunge certain cannabis convictions.
Data Sources & Methodology
Reform data sourced from state legislative records, BJS Criminal Justice Statistics, the Vera Institute Incarceration Trends dataset, and The Sentencing Project. AltReform prediction scores (0,100) are generated by our ML model trained on 20+ years of state-level reform outcomes, weighting recidivism reduction, racial equity impact, cost-effectiveness, and political feasibility. Statistics are the most recent available (2021,2024).
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