Director Denis Villeneuve sets out to examine many substantial themes in his gripping thriller Prisoners, chief among them the burden of guilt and the quest for redemption. These are heady issues for a Hollywood production and during the first two hours of the movie, the filmmaker takes an unflinching approach toward the lofty narrative goals […]
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Debt piles up behind bars
An Illinois prisoner can accrue tens of thousands of dollars in child support debt while incarcerated because of Illinois child support laws. This, according to Rep. Monique Davis, D-Chicago, is counterproductive and needs to change. “It just seems like a system that is very harsh and inevitably leads to greater harm to family life,” she […]
