The mission of the Standing Committee on Corrections & Sentencing is
- To be responsible for activities relating to the improvement of correctional facilities in Illinois;
- To develop guidelines and recommendations for appropriate projects in Illinois; to implement the Unified Code of Corrections, including sentencing provisions; and,
- To cooperate and maintain coordination with the American Bar Association in such activities.
Lay members are authorized.
Committee Roster
- Jessica Koester, Law Office of Jessica Koester LLC, Edwardsville, Chair/CLE Coordinator
- Kristine M. Honiotes, Honiotes Law Office, Ltd, Joliet, Vice-Chair/CLE Coordinator
- Donald J. Ramsell, Ramsell & Associates LLC, Wheaton, Secretary
- Hon. John A. Wasilewski, Palos Heights, Ex-Officio
- Hon. Gerald B. Cohn, United States District Court, Collinsville, Member
- Curtis Matthew Dawson, Lucco Brown Threlkeld & Dawson LLP, Edwardsville, Member
- Thomas J. Hunter, Becker Hoerner & Ysursa PC, Belleville, Member
- Hon. Anthony A. Iosco, Elk Grove Village, Member
- Daniel Julius Korso, Darien, Member
- Gregory J. Nester, St Clair County Public Defender, Belleville, Member
- Elesha Nightingale, Chicago, Member
- Hon. Randall B. Rosenbaum, Urbana, Member
- Jason D. Sweat, Illinois Prisoner Review Board, Springfield, Member
- Hon. Ryan A. Swift, Winnebago County Courthouse, Rockford, Member
- Andrew G. Whitfield, Illinois Attorney General's Office, Geneva, Member
- Michael J. Zopf, MJ Zopf PC, Champaign, Member
- Tamika R. Walker, DeRango & Cain, LLC, Rockford, Board Liaison
- Blake Howard, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, Staff Liaison
- Edward W. Huntley, Springfield, CLE Committee Liaison