Arkee was sentenced to life without parole, and was expected to die in prison, but Governor Pritzker commuted his sentence and since being released a year ago he is continuing to create art, as he did in prison.
Arkee’s paintings, ceramics, and papier-mâché creations will be on exhibit and available for sale.
A movement to decarcerate jails and prisons in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is growing across Illinois. These letters follow and […]
Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday evening ordered federal prison officials to speed up the process of releasing vulnerable inmates at […]
Two hotels near the airport here are receiving unusual guests now that coronavirus has eviscerated tourism: homeless people being released from jail. […]
Meek Mill’s REFORM Alliance has furthered its efforts to help incarcerated individuals at risk due to the coronavirus crisis. And the formerly […]
