Patrick Pfingsten discusses criminal justice reform, preventing crime, and a liberal christian's view on abortion with Rep. Maurice West (D-Rockford). We also discuss allegations of violence and neglect at the Choate Developmental Center in southern Illinois with Beth Hundsdorfer of Capitol News Illinois. 

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