Posts tagged Chicago
The Trouble with Reentry: Five Takeaways from Working with People Returning to Chicago from Prison

“Following herein are some of JHA’s real-world observations made in the process of accompanying and, at times, endeavoring to assist people as they attempted to access critical reentry supports, resources and services following their release from prison. These five key takeaways are based on our on the ground experience navigating reentry programs and opportunities with these young men shortly after their release from prison. This list is in no way comprehensive or exhaustive. Rather, it highlights just some of the more immediate, pressing needs and problems that the young men whom JHA met as they left prison experienced during their first few months after leaving prison.”

John Howard Association

October 9, 2019

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Re-entryPhillip ReevesJohn Howard Association, ChicagoComment
Media Frame: Using Gun Fears to Demagogue Bail Reform

“As the movement to reform cash bail—a practice that experts say disproportionately punishes poor people and people of color—gains steam throughout the country, local media continues to rely on fearmongering police narratives in lieu of evidence and nuance. One recent example, CBS 2 Chicago’s report on police fears of bond reform, serves as a useful case study in how this misinformation spreads uncritically. “

June 14, 2019

The Appeal

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PersonalismPhillip ReevesThe Appeal, ChicagoComment
One year after Cook County's bail reform, court watchers say things are getting worse

“The findings indicate that bail practices are deeply entrenched in the court. Judge Evans replaced all six judges who oversee bond court last September with ones expected to stick to his order. Although many of those new judges at first released more people on their own recognizance, the progress has slipped.“

The Appeal

October 5, 2018

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Bail ReformPhillip ReevesThe Appeal, Chicago, Cook County, IllinoisComment
Inmates Are Getting Registered To Vote In One Of The Country’s Biggest Jails

"The organizers explained to the detainees that because they had not yet been convicted of a crime, they were all likely eligible to vote in November. They could vote for Illinois’ governor or even elect the sheriff who ran the jail where they were detained, they told the women.  "

Huffington Post

August 2, 2018

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Access to Outside World, Social IssuesAnthony BradleyHuffington Post, Chicago, Cook County, Right to Vote
'Prison is not where women need to be': All-female task force wants to cut Illinois’ female prison population in half

"Though their numbers overall are dwarfed by the size of the male prison population, nearly 2,300 women are now serving time in Illinois. With 8 of every 10 female inmates in Illinois a mother and often the primary parent, their removal from society has damaging ripple effects on families and neighborhoods, experts say."

Chicago Tribune

July 18, 2018

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Parental IncarcerationAnthony BradleyChicago Tribunne, Chicago, Illinois