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Ill. State Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Dist. – 34th) is one of eight Illinois General Assembly elected officials selected to participate on the Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform. Sims had been working on police reform previous to the announcement of his selection by Ill. Gov. Rauner.

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Ill. Gov. Rauner Names Members of Criminal Justice Reform Commission

On March 3, Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner announced members of the newly created Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform. Led by the Governor’s Public Safety Director Rodger Heaton, the commission is made of up experts from various fields within the criminal justice system and state legislators.