HRDC is excited to launch the Washington Prison Phone Justice Campaign -- demanding an end to unjust costs of calls from WA prisons, jails and other detention facilities

Join the Campaign for Prison Phone Justice, Free Press and Strong Families as we deliver a Mother's Day message to the FCC.

√ CHECK. WE DID THIS! HB2401 would allow Cook County to safely reduce the number of youth being incarcerated by providing youth with cost-effective interventions and resources within their community. HB2401 allows Cook to implement Redeploy Illinois is targeted areas of the county. HB2401 passed the House and needs your support in the Senate. Contact your state senator and ask them to VOTE YES for HB2401.

√ CHECK. WE DID THIS! Illinois Needs to Join the Majority. Help Illinois join the 38 other states and the federal government in recognizing that 17 year olds are not adult criminals. Raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 17 year olds. HB2404 is good public policy because it (1) benefits public safety; (2) reduces long-term costs associated with criminal convictions; and (3) is consistent with adolescent development research. HB2404 passed the House on April 16, 2013 and needs your support in the Senate. Please contact your state senator and ask them to VOTE YES for HB2404.

“I understand the need for security, but there is no need for high (phone) rates to maintain that security.” – Charlie, prisoner in Iowa.

WA prisoners, families and advocates submitted comments to the FCC regarding the Wright Petition to cap the cost of interstate prison phone calls.

Listen to the audio from the Prison Phones workshop at the National Conference on Media Reform.

√ HOLD OFF FOR 2014 VERSION! Please act now for a chance to give youth with life sentences the opportunity to demonstrate that they have changed and matured. This will bring Illinois into compliance with recent US Supreme Court decisions that found that such sentencing practices amount to cruel and unusual punishment.

In a few short weeks, thousands of individuals and organizations filed comments with the FCC concerning the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Wright Petition.

√ CHECK. WE DID THIS! But wWe had a successful call in day on Thursday March 28th, but please keep contacting your legislators and ask them to vote “NO” on HB2265.