Incarcerated people are dying because some facilities within the Illinois Department of Corrections seem to be denying testing or treatment for COVID-19. While we welcome Illinois’s recent announcement that people who are incarcerated in three facilities will be regularly tested, we’re disturbed it took so many...
This Thanksgiving will look different than years past. The raging COVID-19 pandemic keeps us from welcoming family and friends into our homes. Spiking case numbers around the country mean we can’t see farther flung friends and family, to wrap ourselves in the comfort of traditions. I...
Restore Justice applauds Governor JB Pritzker for his focus on fixing the criminal legal system in Illinois. We welcome the Governor’s proposed principles for building an equitable system and the administration’s acknowledgement of the racism inherent in policing, charging, sentencing, and in prison. These principles...
Most regions in Illinois are in Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan. Bars, restaurants, gyms, and salons are open throughout the state, but thousands of incarcerated people still have no indication of when they might see their families or meet with their lawyers, or...
KNOW MORE: ILLINOIS’S “LAW OF ACCOUNTABILITY” Restore Justice published a new "Know More" piece. The report focuses on Illinois's "law of accountability." In Illinois, it is legal for a person to be arrested, charged, and convicted of a crime they not only did not commit but also...
Dear Friends, We hope this letter finds you safe and as well as possible during these difficult times. Since our last letter, we have continued to try to find ways to help you and your families and friends, but, like everyone, we are often frustrated due...
August 13, 2020 - Chicago, Il. Restore Justice & Partner Advocates Oppose Transfers Between Jails, Prisons Restore Justice joins partner organizations in opposing efforts by county sheriffs to transfer incarcerated people into state prisons. We released a statement with Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, Chicago Community Bond...
A JOINT STATEMENT FROM ILLINOIS ADVOCATES, LAWYERS, AND CONCERNED FAMILY MEMBERS OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE As concerned advocates, lawyers, and family members of incarcerated people in Illinois, we stand united in rejecting the transfers of people detained in county jails into the state prison system. We are...
We welcome Governor JB Pritzker's decision to halt transfers between county jails and state prisons. The Governor's most recent executive order establishes a plan to implement rigorous testing and quarantine protocols before incarcerated individuals are transferred. Congregate settings continue to be at highest risk of...
This chart shows the number of COVID-19 tests each state has performed in prisons, as of November 25. Testing people who are incarcerated is essential to preventing the spread of the virus in prisons and in communities at large. Illinois does not publicly release the...
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