Council Members

The Council consists of a nonpartisan group of 23 state and local criminal justice system stakeholders including legislators, retired judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, corrections and court officials, law enforcement, victims' rights advocates, and academics.

Hon. John J. Cullerton – Chairperson
Thompson Coburn LLP

Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. - Vice-Chairperson
Illinois State Senate

Delrice Adams
Director, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Declan Binninger
Illinois State Police

Chairperson, Illinois Prisoner Review Board

Lisa Daniels
Darren B. Easterling Center for Restorative Practices

Chief Mitchell R. Davis III
Hazel Crest Police Department

Anne Fitzgerald
Office of the Cook County Sheriff

Ron Hain
Sheriff of Kane County

Doug Harvath
Office of the Cook County State’s Attorney

Latoya Hughes
Acting Director, Illinois Department of Corrections

Scott Main
Office of the State Appellate Defender

Sen. Steve McClure
Illinois State Senate

Marcia M. Meis
Director, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts

Sharone Mitchell, Jr.
Cook County Public Defender

Christelle Perez
Office of the Attorney General

Julia Rietz
Champaign County State's Attorney

Rep. Justin Slaughter
Illinois House of Representatives

Dr. Don Stemen
Loyola University Associate Professor

Augie Torres
Reading Between the Lines

Rep. Patrick Windhorst
Illinois House of Representatives