Decarcerate Illinois

We call on Illinois lawmakers to take a realistic view of what community safety means and how to achieve it. Our current systems have been failing individuals, families, and communities for generations. The needs of survivors are not being met and the current system disrespects and harms accused and convicted people, making them and their families unsafe. We can no longer condone the harms of our current laws and allow them to continue to separate families and perpetuate harm for generations. Let's act!

From commitment to action! Please support bills that offer a truly progressive step forward in ending our reliance on carceral policies and toward proven policies for community safety for all.

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Schweitzer Symposium: Mass Incarceration as a Public Health Issue

Oct 29, 2013 | J Freely

The Schweitzer Symposium: Mass Incarceration as a Public Health Issue will take place on October 28, 2013, at 6:00pm. A diverse panel of experts will discuss inequities that place various populations at higher risk for incarceration, as well as the health inequities experienced by those within the prison system. Follow this link for the details!

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