What is retroactivity? When it comes to criminal legal policy, the word “retroactivity” means applying new legislation to previous cases—to people who have already been sentenced. A retroactive law is “a legislative act that looks backward or contemplates the past, affecting acts or facts that existed...
This webinar will help you develop strategies for advocating for your loved ones during this COVID-19 pandemic. Find tips and tools for contacting officials and for demanding better conditions. https://youtu.be/we8HzWa4NXU ...
Prosecutors and state representatives have tried to weaponize Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) release information. They have conflated people who served their entire sentences with people who were released early. They've conflated discretionary sentencing credit-based releases with clemencies. Read more here. Restore Justice is working...
This photo was shared with Restore Justice by our partners at the Uptown People's Law Center. This is a cell shared by two people at Menard Correctional Center. Illinois's prisons are overcrowded, which makes them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. Update 5/28/20: IDOC has continued small...
Updated April 27, 2020 Read our earlier recommendations here. Our state must continue to expand and accelerate early prison releases throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Pritzker must continue centralized early releases, expanding review to focus on anyone within 18 months of release, the terminally ill and disabled,...
We need to treat people who are incarcerated compassionately. Restore Justice continues to push for our original recommendations. But, we also believe we have to advocate for transparency. The New York Times reported this week that 70 percent of the incarcerated people at one Ohio...
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I'm hopeful that this message can be shared with all of the thousands of our concerned loved ones whom are currently taking steps to insure that those of us confined within state and federal correctional facilities are taken care of during the global COVID-19 crisis. I...
We know it is sometimes hard to find information or help when setting up a new account to visit or communicate with a loved one in IDOC. Here is a little "helper" we put together that gives some basic information on how to video visit. Go...
Updated March 17, 2020Read a more detailed list of recommendations and other information here. The Illinois Prison Project and Restore Justice are making concrete recommendations to decrease demand on health systems and protect both inmates and communities. Illinois already has laws in place that will...
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