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We know that when individuals go on the inside, that they leave behind family members who are often women and children who are holding things down. CLICK
Chance the Rapper is calling on Illinois to restore discretionary parole. Parole Illinois is pushing a Senate bill that would make some inmates serving 20 years eligible for a parole hearing: SB2333. CLICK
Common is advocating for changes to Illinois’ parole laws. Weeks before state lawmakers consider Senate Bill 2333, which would amend Illinois’ criminal law to make people eligible for parole after they’ve served in the Illinois Department of Corrections for at least 20 years. The rapper spoke at a news conference […]
As a teen, Jordan Brand chairman Larry Miller shot and killed a man. He’s kept that truth buried, until now. CLICK
Thank You To State Senator Mike Simmons For Making Time For Us In Springfield WARRIOR’S POSE: this is Katrina Burlet on a strategy call, she parked herself on the grass along a hill at the end of a long day in Springfield, exhausted, up against the ropes, she just kept […]
Restoring people’s right to vote while in prison would go a long way toward engendering feelings of belonging to society. This would both make it more likely that the incarcerated would work towards the betterment of society, and increase the likelihood that they will be “returned to useful citizenship,” as […]
Freedom Fighters, Circa 2021 Restore Hope State Senator Villanueva & Swack Pass Senate Bill 2333 Re-Unite Families De Springfield Con Amor Love Waits On The Other Side Of Those Unforgiving Walls Pass Earned Re-Entry Thinking About Joseph Dole, Thinking About Raul Dorado, Thinking About Benny Rios, Thinking About The Nameless […]
Senate Bill 2333 would entitle people imprisoned in the state who serve at least 20 years to a parole review. There are 2,500 people who have already spent two decades in prison in Illinois; many thousands more will eventually surpass that mark. Under the proposed law, they wouldn’t be automatically […]
This special bonus episode features Joseph Dole and addresses the urgent matter of Illinois legislation seeking parole for anyone who has served at least 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Joe is currently also serving a life without parole sentence in Stateville, and is the co-founder of Parole […]