Parole Illinois on WBEZ
Listen to an important conversation about ending the stigma of “tough on crime,” the power of second chances and the need to create
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Social Justice
Nazi Gas: Arizona Prepares To Use Zyklon B
The state of Arizona has purchased the ingredients necessary to produce a deadly gas used in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust with
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Tulsa Race Massacre Can’t Be Buried
President Biden traveled to Oklahoma on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre amid a renewed reckoning over a
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Housing Is A Human Need: Why Take It Away?
Our justice system should keep communities safe, hold people accountable for harm, and then let people rebuild their lives and support their families.
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Taking A Second Look A Long Sentences
Today The Sentencing Project released a comprehensive analysis of a growing, powerful tool to curb mass incarceration: second look policies that enable extreme
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Celebrate Mothers Fighting To Set Their Loved Ones Free
Now is the time for healing the many divine forms of the feminine, led by Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color (BIPOC),
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The Emerging Movement For Police And Prison Abolition
The murder of George Floyd last spring provoked an unprecedented outpouring of protests, and a rare national reckoning with both racism and police
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New Report Looks At Strategies To Cut Incarceration Of Illinois Women By Half
The Task Force’s new report, “Redefining the Narrative,” not only highlights the realities of women’s incarceration, but also charts ways to halve the
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Slow And Inadequate: A Stateville Prisoner Divulges Pandemic Horrors
As I began working with another traumatized population—the incarcerated—the healing touch of another was impossible. The only contact permitted is a handshake upon
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Parole Illinois Is The Proud Recipient Of The Dill Pickle Round Up Program
When Parole Illinois was selected to be the Round Up Recipient for Dill Pickle, Greg Morelli was tasked with investigating: what’s Dill Pickle,
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