Hear our ED Jennifer Vollen-Katz talk about JHA's mission and current priorities, including scaling the provision of free State IDs to all people leaving prison. Thank you to the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce for this opportunity! https://lnkd.in/gz9z6u_s
John Howard Association of Illinois
民间和社会团体
Chicago，Illinois 647 位关注者
Defying Injustice. Defending Humanity.
关于我们
The John Howard Association (JHA) independently monitors correctional facilities, policies and practices, and advances reforms needed to achieve a fair, humane and effective criminal justice system in Illinois. As Illinois' only non-partisan prison watch dog and correctional policy organization, JHA’s primary activities are: 1. Monitoring all of Illinois' prisons, both adult and juvenile. To monitor prison conditions and programs, JHA staff and volunteers tour every prison to observe, collect data, and talk to those who live and work inside the prisons. Our visits result in reports that inform the public, media, and law and policy makers about the issues inside Illinois’ prisons. 2. Advocating to improve the criminal justice and prison systems. JHA’s advocacy program includes: advancing legislative initiatives? serving on advisory boards to Illinois correctional agencies? providing expert testimony to state and national legislative and executive branch committees and commissions? and writing reports which promote policy change by elected officials and state agency leaders. JHA is also frequently quoted in the media. 3. Receiving and tracking communications from incarcerated people and their loved ones. JHA reads every letter and email and listens to all voicemails; we track the information reported to us. This provides us with valuable quantitative information we use in our advocacy work - both when working with individual correctional facilities and when seeking system-wide reform. Together, JHA’s program areas provide a holistic view of the criminal justice and correctional systems in Illinois. We use our unique vantage point to be the eyes and ears of the public, which allows us greater exposure to and understanding of the issues, which enhances our ability to promote important change.
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https://www.thejha.org
John Howard Association of Illinois的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 民间和社会团体
- 规模
- 2-10 人
- 总部
- Chicago，Illinois
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- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1901
- 领域
- Advocacy和Prison Oversight
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70 East Lake Street, Suite 410
US，Illinois，Chicago，60601
John Howard Association of Illinois员工
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?? Join Us for a Critical Conversation – JHA Listening Session on March 3rd Communication is a lifeline for families impacted by incarceration. Whether through mail, phone calls, or messaging, staying connected with a loved one in prison is often filled with barriers and challenges. The John Howard Association is hosting a Listening Session on Monday, March 3rd, 2025, from 6 PM – 7:30 PM at The Front Porch (1130 W 51st Street, Chicago). This is a space for community members to share their experiences communicating with loved ones currently or formerly incarcerated in Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) facilities. Your voices matter. We want to hear from you. Your insights can help shine a light on the challenges families face and push for meaningful change. ? Light refreshments will be served as a thank-you for your participation. ?? Location: The Front Porch, 1130 W 51st Street, Chicago ?? Date & Time: Monday, March 3rd | 6 PM – 7:30 PM ?? RSVP: Please email [email protected] This event is open to the public – we encourage impacted individuals, advocates, and community members to join the discussion. Let's work toward ensuring communication isn’t a privilege, but a right. #PrisonReform #FamiliesImpactByIncarceration #JohnHowardAssociation #JusticeMatters #CommunityVoices
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NEW! JHA Monitoring Report on Centralia. This facility hosts the Prison Rehabilitation & Identity Sensitivity Mentorship Program (PRISM), a unique program in IDOC intended for those in custody who have been targeted on the basis of identity or perceived identity, including, but not exclusively, transgender individuals. Read our report here: https://bit.ly/centralia24
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JHA team members were thrilled to attend the Lt. Governor's higher education in prison conference last week; it was an opportunity to share, learn, reflect, and advocate. Increasing access and funding for education for people in IDOC is critical to EVERYONE's success, strengthening individuals, families, and communities.
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Apply today to be a summer intern at JHA! Learn more at www.thejha.org
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JHA was thrilled to participate in this program in December and looks forward to the next segment in March! This program is for EVERYONE, especially for people in IDOC or those with loved ones in prison – see below for details and information! Want to shout out a loved one incarcerated in Illinois? Or maybe you’ve got a question or news tip about state prisons? Submit now to the upcoming Prisoncast! statewide radio show from @wbezchicago on 3/30 at 2PM CT. It’s audio and journalism made with and for people inside and their loved ones outside. Prisoncast! plays music, conducts interviews, investigates stories and records sounds submitted by you. Everything on the show comes from a request, idea or question from someone in prison or jail, their loved ones or community. Learn more & submit here: https://lnkd.in/gQ6ZbGNW More info at [email protected].
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"To get to the root of the problem, there need to be conversations around people as the source of contraband, said Jennifer Vollen-Katz, executive director of the John Howard Association, a prison watchdog group. “Who are the people that come in and out of our facilities, they’re the people that work in our facilities,” Vollen-Katz said. “It’s people that deliver things to the facilities. It’s vendors who work on contract with the prison system, and it can be visitors. I don’t think that anybody really wants to talk about the fact that staff are a main vehicle of contraband into our prisons.”" https://lnkd.in/g9dPUiZh
Paper Mail Is Seen as a Source for Drugs in Illinois Prisons. How Is It Tracked?
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