LAUREN’S DAY
Coalition to Decarcerate Illinois & Generative Chaos hold 1st annual… Lauren’s Day! A community-centered cookout to honor Lauren Metlock. CLICK
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End Mass Incarceration
WZRD INTERVIEW: Joe Dole & Kevin “Swack” Blumenberg
A conversation with Kevin “Swack” Blumenberg and Joe Dole of Parole IL — an organization fighting to pass legislation that would restore parole
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Join Us In The Quest For Justice
Sometimes The Quest For Justice Comes With Very Specific Instructions. Hope To See You In Room 404.
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A Social Media Toolkit By The Voices And Faces Project And The Bigmouth Creative Team
What is Louder Together? An initiative of The Voices and Faces Project – “Louder Together” seeks to create poetry and performances that speak
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U.S. Panel Votes To Expand Compassionate Release For Returning Citizens
The U.S. Sentencing Commission approved new guidelines for Returning Citizens to qualify for compassionate release from prison. The new policy, approved in a
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Motive: WBEZ Storytelling At Its Finest
Small towns. Big walls. A good place to hide things. Stories and scandals from prisons in rural America. Yet Another Reason We Need
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Join Us: Saturday April 22nd
“An event hosted by IL-CHEP to provoke thought and stimulate interest in the plight of mass incarceration in the United States and the
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Join Us: Lunch & Learning
Shout Out To Jodi Rabich For Helping To Organize Such An Important Event
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No Parole No Justice
Illinois will spend over $120 Million to continue incarcerating people who have already served 20 years or more. Yet Another Reason We Need
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Hunger Strike: Champaign County Jail
Conditions in jails and prisons are no secret, but often it takes first-hand accounts to drive home the inhuman treatment that prisoners are
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