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Events you should know aboutMayoral Forum: Prison and Social Justice Reform
February 16th @ 3 PM Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church 4100 S. Martin Luther King Dr. Organized by Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change Chicago Community Bond Fund
Wednesday, February 27th, 8:30 AM DATE CHANGE 219 South Dearborn Street We're going to back to court to support Thedford Garber Law in their lawsuit against Sheriff Tom Dart's inexcusable behavior in refusing to release people from jail that judges had ordered released while awaiting trial. Join us in supporting this class action lawsuit and defending bail reform from Sheriff Dart's attacks! More information UU Advocacy Network of IL:
Our MissionWe equip UU's in Illinois to transform institutions and support people harmed by the prison industrial complex. Read More
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Congratulations Monica Cosby long time supporter of UUPMI working to ensure other women are never faced with prison.
ARTICLE: In Prison, Discipline Comes Down Hardest On Women : NPR
When Monica Cosby, Tyteanna Williams and Celia Colon talk about the years they spent as inmates at women's prisons in Illinois, their stories often turn to the times they would be disciplined for what seemed like small, even absurd things. Especially, it turns out, if you're a woman.
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ARTICLE: 'Prison is not where women need to be'
Chicago Tribune :: July 18, 2018
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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ARTICLE: In Prison, Discipline Comes Down Hardest On Women : NPR
When Monica Cosby, Tyteanna Williams and Celia Colon talk about the years they spent as inmates at women's prisons in Illinois, their stories often turn to the times they would be disciplined for what seemed like small, even absurd things. Especially, it turns out, if you're a woman.
Read More
ARTICLE: 'Prison is not where women need to be'
Chicago Tribune :: July 18, 2018
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.
Watch Video - Read More
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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. |
UU Prison Ministry of Illinois is a 501(c)3 organization, so your contributions are tax-deductible.
We are funded in part by the Fund for Unitarian Universalist Social Responsibility - and grateful for their support. |