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The Impact on Children of a Parent’s Incarceration
More American children than ever are experiencing life with at least one parent behind bars, with estimates ranging from 1.7 to 2.7 million children affected on any given day.[i],[ii] The Pew Charitab… more →
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Illinois House Allows Prison Cuts To Stand
wrote 5 months ago: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn won a contentious legislative battle over prison clos … more →
The Impact on Children of a Parent's Incarceration
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wrote 7 months ago: More American children than ever are experiencing life with at least one parent behind bars, with es … more →
Another Ill Prison Up for Sale
wrote 10 months ago: SPRINGFIELD, ILL (IRN) – Governor Pat Quinn says his decision to offer another state prison to … more →
Behind Bars and Collecting Unemployment
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wrote 10 months ago: CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) The Illinois Department of Employment Security has started checking the roll of … more →
Illinois “Summits of Hope” Offer Positive Community Connections for People on Probation and Parole
wrote 11 months ago: Contributors: Janelle Prueter, Linda Gatson-Rowe, and Sandy Kiehna, TASC, Inc. (Chicago and Marion, … more →
Ill. Convict Task Force Fails to Act
wrote 1 year ago: SPRINGFIELD, ILL (IRN) – A state task force is supposed to be looking into laws that ban convi … more →
A New Push for Get Out of Jail Early
wrote 1 year ago: CHICAGO, Ill. (IRN) - A burgeoning prison population may force Illinois to bring back an early rele … more →
Gov. Pat Quinn's Illinois Budget: Close Some Illinois Prisons, Invest More Money in Illinois Community Care
wrote 1 year ago: (Chicago, IL) – Illinois Governor Pat Quinn laid out plans for Illinois’ FY’13 budget on … more →
Illinois Lawmakers OK Funding to Keep Illinois Prisons, Mental Health Facilities Open
wrote 1 year ago: (Springfield, IL) – Illinois’ seven endangered prisons and mental health facilities will stay … more →
Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: Justice System Unfair to Drug Offenders
wrote 2 years ago: (Chicago, IL) – February 2, 2011 The Chicago Sun-Times has published an editorial following th … more →
African Americans 5 Times More Likely than Whites to Go to Prison for Low-Level Drug Offenses in Illinois, New Report Reveals
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wrote 2 years ago: State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) and TASC, Inc. President Pamela Rodriguez address the findin … more →
What I'm Watching—Jan. 6, 2011
wrote 2 years ago: New York minute. The Empire State’s new governor, Andrew Cuomo, calls for a “fundamental … more →
$4.5 Million Federal Grant to Give 1500 Illinois Prisoners' Kids Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentors
wrote 2 years ago: (Chicago, IL) – November 17, 2010. Support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is … more →
OP-ED: Prison Drug Treatment Would Reduce Crime, Recidivism, Budgets; Deficit Commission Should Heed Savings by Treatment, Recommendations in National Drug Control Strategy
wrote 2 years ago: COMMENTARY By Robert Weiner and Daphne Baille See op-ed published in the Chicago Sun-Times. Two mi … more →
Governor Pat Quinn Offers Overhaul of Fouled-Up Illinois Prisoner Early Release Program; Dan Hynes Claims "ScapeGoating"
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wrote 3 years ago: Governor Pat Quinn (Chicago, IL) — December 30, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday announced a … more →
State Lawmakers, Criminal Justice Experts to Scrutinize Racial Impact of Illinois Drug Laws
wrote 3 years ago: Springfield, IL – State legislative and criminal justice leaders gathered in Chicago on Monday to ev … more →
Cuts to Drug Treatment Fiscally Irresponsible; Budget Cuts Shift Costs to Counties, Threaten Public Safety; Quinn Wants IL General Assembly to Vote on Revenue Wednesday
wrote 3 years ago: (Chicago) – In the face of massive budget cuts that eliminate state funding for drug treatment, crim … more →
Governor Pat Quinn Threatens to Close Two Drug Treatment Prisons, 2,200 Addicted Offenders Will Return to Illinois Communities
wrote 3 years ago: (Chicago, IL) —Governor Pat Quinn’s proposed closure of Illinois’ two drug treatment prisons would r … more →
Racial Disparities in Prisons Decline Nationally, Yet Persist in Illinois
wrote 4 years ago: A new report from The Sentencing Project, a national prison reform and research group, reveals a 21. … more →
