The new year brings renewed focus on justice reform in Illinois.
- In the revised documents at the tab on Getting Involved and the tab on Upcoming Programs and Events, you will find links to details of upcoming events focused on justice reform that will occur in person and online.
- There are links to other new resources in the documents at the tabs on Books, Reports and Articles and on Online Resources.
- As always, the document at the tab on Getting Involved contains links to a wealth of ways to get involved in efforts to reform the criminal legal system in Illinois and to mitigate the ongoing punishment and discrimination faced by those who have been released from prison. Among the links for Illinois voters to use in supporting priority legislation to be considered in the new session of the General Assembly are:
- this link https://secure.everyaction.com/4Lu0wbj26U-t56nL87x7ew2# to use in contacting your legislators to ask them to support legislation automating the expungement and sealing of criminal records when an individual has a right to expungement and sealing under the law, and
- this link: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-legislators-to-increase-access-to-public-defense-by-passing-the-fair-act to use to connect with your legislators to ask for their support of the FAIR Act for reforming the structure and funding of the Public Defender System in Illinois.
Under the tab Organizations to Support and Follow, you will find an updated list with links that you can use to learn more about organizations that are making a difference, and to get involved in supporting their work.