Lanetta Haynes Turner

Lanetta Haynes Turner currently serves as Chief of Staff for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Lanetta joined Cook County as the Executive Director of the Justice Advisory Council in November 2014. In that role, she served as a tireless advocate for President Preckwinkle’s public safety agenda. Lanetta has been the Office of the President’s point person in reforming juvenile justice laws, continuing efforts to reduce the population of non-violent offenders at Cook County Jail, and advancing the County’s strategy to right-size the jail complex. She has overseen expansion of anti-violence, anti-recidivism and restorative justice grants, and has demonstrated a commitment not only to collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders in the public safety arena, but also to incorporate and encourage evidence-based policies and outcome-based measures in public safety reform.