No Juvenile Offender Should Face Life In Prison Without Even A Chance Of Parole Someday
We urge the state Senate to quickly pass HB 1064, which was passed in the state House last week. The bill, sponsored in
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Social Justice
Prioritizing Incarcerated People For Vaccine Quickly Reduced COVID In IL Prisons
“One thing about prison, you don’t want to get sick in here,” says James Trent, who is incarcerated in Western Illinois Correctional Center.
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Death-By-Incarceration, Written By Joseph Dole
The State of Illinois, like too many states in our union, is experiencing an unacknowledged and little-known humanitarian crisis where thousands of people
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SCOTUS Guts Protections Against Sentencing Kids To Die In Prison
In a 6-3 vote, the conservatives on the Supreme Court gutted protections against sentencing kids to die in prison. The court ruled on
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Virtual Panel
On Friday, April 9, 2021, Parole Illinois hosted this virtual panel at Knox College. The panel included people formerly incarcerated, family members, and
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Daunte Wright Shooting: Officer Mistook Gun For Taser
The fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer in the US city of Brooklyn Center in Minnesota was an accident,
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Maryland Abolishes Life Sentences Without Parole For Juveniles
Life-without-parole sentences for juveniles have been abolished in Maryland as the state’s general assembly overturned two vetoes from Governor Larry Hogan. Senate Bill
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Freedom-Making In An Age Of Mass Incarceration
Join the Human Rights Lab and White Snake Projects for a panel discussion about what freedom-making means within the deeply carceral context of
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