Juliet Sorensen

@JulietSorensen1

Executive Director, Injustice Watch. Clinical Prof, Northwestern Law School. Transparency, accountability, rule of law.

Chicago, IL
injusticewatch.org
Joined March 2013
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    20 hours ago

    These charts tell an important story. The population of Cook County jail is nearly at its pre-pandemic level. And for the last two weeks covid-19 cases are rising. (thanks for tracking this )

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  2. Retweeted
    Nov 17

    Cook County Judge Jackie Portman-Brown has lost her bid for retention, according to unofficial results. With fewer than 16,000 ballots remaining to be counted, it is mathematically impossible for Portman-Brown to get enough “yes” votes to keep her seat.

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  3. Nov 16

    To which Team Sorensen Jones says: YUM.

    A big thank you to for this kind acknowledgment and support of our work! Buy some pizza, Chicago! 🍕🍕🍕
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  4. Nov 15

    Looking forward to moderating this conversation on LGBTQ+ rights from local to global with true experts and Wed at 11:30. Join us! via

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    Nov 14

    More than 3 million criminal cases were filed in Cook County Circuit Court between 2000-2018. That’s more than 400 cases per day. With and , we analyzed them all so you can see trends and patterns.

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  6. Nov 12

    It was the extraordinary that reported on this devastating mortgage fraud when noone else cared. Today, the co-schemers are facing federal mortgage fraud charges. is irreplaceable.

    The love keeps coming in, this time from Rev. Robin Hood who says it'd be "a major loss for Chicago’s African American communities if it doesn’t continue its investigative work." His letter to the Trib 1/5
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  7. Nov 11

    Absorbing and profoundly troubling. Superb analysis by and .

    Decades after uprisings in 1968, a once-thriving strip in East Garfield Park suffers from broken promises, bad policy and neglect. Here's how the government and private industry let the Main Street of a Black neighborhood crumble, from : .
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    Nov 6

    This latest move about Chicago’s recycling program follows a report TWO YEARS AGO by ’s that detailed just how bad the city’s program is: promises have been made to fix it for years. Let’s see if this is more successful.

    Changes coming to improve Chicago recycling program stuck at 8% to 9% via
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    Nov 5

    In his argument, Professor David Shapiro pointed to the “scientific, legal, and moral truth that most children, even those who commit grievous crimes, are capable of redemption.”

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  10. Nov 2

    Cook County- the time is now. If you haven't cast your ballot yet - don't leave the bottom of the ballot blank. Do cast an informed vote. Do use 's nonpartisan judicial election guide. Do !

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    Nov 1

    New cases of the coronavirus in prison reached the second-highest level since the start of the pandemic. New staff cases reached an all-time high.

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  12. Retweeted
    Oct 31

    Don’t know which judges to vote for this election? We researched all 62 Cook County judicial retention candidates for their 2020 Judicial Election Guide. Share with family and friends! Election Day is Tuesday!

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    Oct 30

    “Freedom of speech is not merely freedom to speak; it is also freedom to read.” Our executive director ’s perspective on the First Amendment implications of the Cook County Jail mailroom’s mistaken rejection of our guide.

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  14. Oct 29

    Thanks to for having me on to talk about the critical importance of an informed electorate to , and the Cook County Jail's egregious mistake.

    on ! ✅ ⌛
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  15. Oct 27

    Totally enjoyed this. Daniel Harris, I assure you: it matters.

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    Oct 27

    As Americans break records and efforts continue, the convened a pop-up discussion to answer community questions about .

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  17. Retweeted
    Oct 27

    2015: The reports "A Cook County Jail policy banning inmates from receiving newspapers violates the First Amendment, a federal judge has ruled." 2020: The Cook County Jail rejects Injustice Watch's 1000 voting guides as newspaper contraband.

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  18. Oct 27

    What said.

    If a reputable group sending a high-profile celebration of democracy with full media attention can't send an innocuous, nonpartisan mailer, imagine the barriers for the average person, disfavored speech, and political action.
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    Oct 26

    “To learn on the morning of Oct 26–after early voting at the jail is practically complete—that the guides were mistakenly rejected...raises serious questions about whether ’s First Amendment right to disseminate its journalism was violated,” said .

    "This absolutely should not have occurred as our policy specifically allows for mail printed on newsprint to be disseminated to detainees. We are working to determine where the error in judgment took place." - Cook County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Matthew Wahlberg
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  20. Oct 26

    It was frustrating and deeply disappointing to get this news today. It only redoubles our commitment to the communities we serve.

    🚨We’ve asked you, our friends and supporters, to help get our judicial election guide inside the Cook County Jail for incarcerated voters. Today, we were informed that the 1000 judicial voting guides we’ve submitted were rejected and never received.
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