A Proclamation On Second Chance Month, 2022
“We must rethink the existing criminal justice system and whom we send to prison and for how long; how unaddressed trauma and abuse
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Prisoncast: A Special Radio Event For People In Illinois Prisons
Public radio stations across Illinois are collaborating to make a broadcast for people locked inside Illinois prisons, their families and their loved ones.
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Prisoner Advocacy Group: Mold Infestation Causing Inhumane Conditions In Central Illinois Prison
The mold has sent about 170 inmates from the medium security unit at Pontiac to the prison in Centralia. Inmates have called the
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A Room With A View By Joseph Dole
Joseph Dole is an Incarcerated Artist & Policy Director Of Parole Illinois
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Report By FAMM: Time For Justice
For decades, Illinois policymakers have failed to address the ever-growing consequences of the state’s extreme prison sentences, costing the state hundreds of millions
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Washington Group Blames Illinois Prison Population’s Nearly Fourfold Rise Since 1970’s On Extreme Sentencing Laws
A Washington-based criminal justice reform group says Illinois’ “extreme” sentencing practices have resulted in a nearly fourfold increase in the state’s prison population
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Rally & Campaign Launch
Join the Illinois Prison Project, system-impacted people, advocates and lawmakers for a rally and campaign launch against dangerous “tough-on-crime” politics this election season.
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What’s Next For Prisoner Review Board? Former Shawnee Correctional Center Employee Booted From Panel.
In a rare move earlier this week, the state Senate rejected a gubernatorial appointee to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board that passed through
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Justice Department Works To Curb Racial Bias In Deciding Who’s Released From Prison
The Justice Department is moving to reduce racial disparities in a tool it uses to assess a prisoner’s risk of a return to
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A Survivor Of Violence And Her Sibling Share How The Legal System Punishes Them
Self-defense laws are not, and have never been, applied equally in the United States. These laws “were not designed with the lived reality
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