The Harms Of Extreme Sentencing

His Father’s Letters Helped Him Endure 19 Years In Prison

January 3, 2022yesgregyes

My transformation really started with letters from my dad. He is a beautiful letter writer and he would write me five to six [...]

Ending California’s 3 Strikes Law

January 3, 2022yesgregyes

California’s groundbreaking “three strikes” law and the state’s life-without-parole sentences for thousands of convicted murderers have done little for public safety while driving [...]

Parole Illinois on WBEZ

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021yesgregyes

Listen to an important conversation about ending the stigma of “tough on crime,” the power of second chances and the need to create [...]

Parole Illinois Mission Statement

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020yesgregyes

Parole Illinois aims to change the perceptions, policies, and power relations that have maintained mass incarceration and extreme-sentencing in our state. We pursue [...]