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The Illinois Prison Project works for a more humane prison system in Illinois by fighting for and on behalf of thousands of people who are needlessly incarcerated. We provide direct representation to elderly people, disabled and infirm people, and people who have been rehabilitated after substantial periods of incarceration.
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What does Black History Month mean to me?
Reflections on Black history and perspectives on Black liberation by system-impacted people
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Tewkunzi Green: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Uplifting the need to free survivors of gender-based violence.
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Life Sentence Commuted For Artist Arkee Chaney
Artist Arkee Chaney spent 31 years creating compelling and poignant works of art from prison. Now he is free and is sharing his visionary work with the world.
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Renaldo Hudson: Thank you for my freedom, Gov. Pritzker. It is time to do more.
An open letter to Governor JB Pritzker, one year after the governor commuted Renaldo Hudson's life sentence.
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Brent Edmonds Freed after Twenty-Three Years!
After IPP won his freedom, Brent Edmonds is reunited with his family after 23 years in prison.
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Anthony Sears Survives a Third-Strike Life Sentence
This past summer, Governor Pritzker commuted our client Anthony Sear’s life without possibility of parole sentence for armed robbery to life WITH parole. After winning an 11-1 vote, he is finally home.
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