Learning together
North Dakota Prison Officials Think Outside The Box  NPR :: Cheryl Corley
Thousands of inmates serve some of their time in solitary confinement, locked down in small cells for up to 23 hours a day. North Dakota is changing its thinking on this segregated housing. 
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ARTICLE: Records of IL parole board show just how rarely inmates win release: Injustice Watch
Parole board member has voted in favor of parole only once.
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TED Talk: A Prosecutor's Vision for a Better Justice System : by Adam Foss
When a kid commits a crime, the US justice system has a choice: prosecute to the full extent of the law, or take a step back and ask if saddling young people with criminal records is the right thing to do every time. 
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Congratulations Monica Cosby long time supporter of UUPMI working to ensure other women are never faced with prison.
Chicago Tribune  ::  July 18, 2018   
ARTICLE: 'Prison is not where women need to be'

​The number of women locked up in Illinois prisons could be cut in half under an ambitious proposal by reform advocates who argue that the corrections system has largely ignored the needs of female inmates.
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UUPMI Calendar

September 30 - Unitarian Church Evanston
​                 9:15 & 11 am  :  Circle Round
                 12:30  :  Prison Industrial Complex - Register here
Tuesdays in October - Unitarian Church Evanston
                  10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 
                  7 - 9 pm  :  Radical Hospitality - Register here

Events you should know about

​​Restorative Justice Summit
August 22nd through August 24th 
Chicago Teachers Union,
1907 West Carroll Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612.   
The RJ Summit 2018 will include circle time, cafe discussions and impactful presentations designed to identify issues and responses to those issues which affect understanding of RJ philosophy and practice. 
Register here.
September 18 @ 10 AM
The Thompson Center.
Save the Date!  The Chicago Community Bond Fund has organized a rally to oppose the over use of bond in Cook County.  Sign the petition here
Restorative Conference at Oak Park Public Library
WHEN: October 6, 10am-4pm
WHERE: Oak Park Public Library
The Oak Park Public Library will host its first annual Restorative Conference on Saturday, October 6, 2018 10am-4pm. The theme is: What is Restorative Justice? The conference will take place on at the main branch of the Oak Park Public Library. Please spread the word with your respective communities.

Our Mission

We equip UU's in Illinois to ​transform institutions and support people harmed by the prison industrial complex.  Read More
We need your help! We can sustain this ministry only if we have the support of people who care about our shared humanity with people in prison. Your contribution will help fund our quarter-time minister’s salary, benefits, and travel costs, plus the costs of our education offerings to congregations.

The In Prison Ministry works to create a spiritual space where all people can come as they are and be affirmed in their inherent worth and dignity, no matter their identities or past harm they may have caused. 

The outside work of the UU Prison Ministry focuses on preparing our congregations to become radically welcoming places for formerly incarcerated and convicted people. We embrace the call of Unitarian Universalism to make our congregations accepting of all people.

​The Prison Ministry will also connect UUs to local and state-level policy  initiatives that seek to build a world community of peace, liberty and justice for all.
Our Donate button will take you to the website of our fiscal sponsor, the Unitarian Church of Evanston (UCE).  Please be sure to specify that your donation is meant to support the UU Prison Ministry of Illinois, so we get credit for it.  UCE is a 501(c)3 organization, so your contributions are tax-deductible.
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