SEED Court Graduation

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SEED case manager and court coordinator Angela Belton-Frison; Cook County Assistant Public Defender Alexandria Santistevan; Assistant State’s Attorney Katherine O’Malley, Assistant State’s Attorney Jamal Jackson, Social Service representative Isabelle Chen, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans; Official Court Reporter Kirstie Anderson; Social Service caseworker Oladotun Afolayan; Heartland Institute Program Director Karlos Lloyd, Judge Daryl J. Jones

Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans spoke at a SEED Court graduation August 5 at the Criminal Courthouse.

SEED (Supporting Education and Employment Development) is a deferred prosecution program that serves young adults, aged 18-26, charged with gun offenses or with selling or intending to sell illegal drugs. Upon successful completion of the program, defendants are eligible to have their court and arrest records expunged.

At the August 5 graduation, nine graduates had their cases expunged. Started in 2020, the county-wide program is located at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse and is in partnership with the Heartland Alliance. It has had 202 graduates and 150 expungements.