Illinois Prison Project

We’re proud to share Illinois Prison Project’s Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year of powerful advocacy, life-changing releases, and continued progress toward ending extreme sentences and mass incarceration. Read the full report here: ow.ly/5Szl50XjeJ6

Through direct representation and systemic advocacy, IPP’s Women & Survivors Program has saved our clients more than 100 years of prison time. Help us represent even more incarcerated survivors with a donation of $100 (for 100 more years!) by Oct. 31 at illinoisprisonproject.networ…

IPP’s Women & Survivors Program works to free incarcerated survivors who acted in self-defense, were forced to participate in crimes by abusive partners, or face other issues disproportionately impacting women. Make your gift to the WSP fund by Oct 31 illinoisprisonproject.networ….

We're thrilled to welcome Jackson Parham (he/him) as Social Worker at IPP, where he provides reentry planning, advocacy & support for clients navigating the legal system. He is passionate about advocating for equity & opportunity for underserved individuals & communities. 🙌🏾

Join our Team! IPP is hiring for two new positions in our Women and Survivors Program: Staff Attorney and Supervising Staff Attorney. ✍🏾 To learn more and apply, visit illinoisprisonproject.org/ca…

Tomorrow! Come find the IPP Education Team at the Harold Washington Public Library in Chicago, where they'll share FREE resources with folks trying to navigate the system. ⏰ Next session is WED, OCT. 21, 10am-12noon 📍7th Floor of Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street

Today's the day! IPP volunteers are working tirelessly to create programs, name tags, and all the other good stuff we need for an amazing 6th Annual Gala. We're so excited to celebrate with our community tonight! 🎉 🥂

IPP offers a free online legal clinic the 1st Tuesday & 3rd Saturday each month. If you're supporting an incarcerated loved one, join & learn about pathways to release such as clemency, parole & medical. 🗓️ Next clinic SATURDAY, OCT 16 @9AM 🌐 Register- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

⚠️ LOW TICKET ALERT! Now is your last chance to get tickets to (in our opinion😉) the party of the year! Each Gala ticket includes dinner, drinks & dessert with leaders in the movement to end mass incarceration, at the iconic Chicago Cultural Center. ⏰ illinoisprisonproject.networ…

IL's constitution recognizes the opportunity at redemption & restoration; yet, hundreds of people are sentenced to life in prison. Hear about redemption and restoration from 3 men who were once sentenced to life in prison 🗓️ Thurs, 10/22 ⏰ 12:00 pm CT 🔗 illinoisprisonproject.networ…

🏆IPP's Visionary of the Year Award: Willette Benford. After serving 24 yrs as a criminalized survivor of domestic violence, Willette devoted her career to ending mass incarceration & supporting system-impacted people. Celebrate Willette at the IPP Gala! illinoisprisonproject.networ…

Formerly incarcerated IPP Ambassador Nia Frazier discussed the impact of incarceration on mothers & children on PBS "At Issue." Nia shared her experience of giving birth & being separated from her child for a decade while incarcerated. Watch the whole show pbs.org/video/when-mothers-a…

IPP offers a free online legal clinic the 1st Tuesday & 3rd Saturday each month. If you're supporting an incarcerated loved one, join & learn about pathways to release such as clemency, parole & medical. 🗓️ Next clinic TUESDAY, OCT. 6 at 4PM 🌐 Register- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

📺 On NBC-5 News, IPP Education Director Renaldo Hudson shared his horrifying experience of surviving 12 years on IL Death Row. He now works to center the voices and experiences of system-impacted people in the fight against death penalty & incarceration youtube.com/watch?v=_hPWPxOO…

IPP his hiring a staff attorney to work directly with incarcerated people & their loved ones to find pathways out of prison. The ideal candidate is passionate about criminal legal reform & our clients, a creative thinker, and an excellent writer. Details: illinoisprisonproject.org/ca…

17 days until the party of the year (in our opinion😉)! 🎟️ Tickets, tables & sponsorship opportunities still available for the IPP Gala, which brings together leaders in the fight against mass incarceration. 🚨This event WILL sell out, so don't wait! illinoisprisonproject.networ…

This week, formerly incarcerated IPP Community Navigators Ronnie Carrasquillo & Vincent Boggan spoke to a DePaul Univ. institutional corrections course about the realities of incarceration. Invite IPP to speak at your school, church or community group: illinoisprisonproject.org/co…

🚨New resources just dropped! Youthful Parole is a law passed in 2019 that allows most people who were convicted under age of 21 to apply for parole after serving either 10 or 20 years (depending on offense), if they were sentenced after 2019. Learn more: ow.ly/74u750ZRyoO

🔔 Tomorrow! We need policy change, but few know how to win it. At our next 🍎 Lunch + Learn, we talk about the importance of legislative advocacy and lobbying, and why formerly incarcerated people must lead the fight 🗓️ Thurs 9/24 at 12:00 pm 🌐 RSVP: illinoisprisonproject.networ…

🍁 First day of fall = hoodie weather! Show your IPP love with our fall gear, including hoodies, hats, shirts, mugs, totes. All proceeds benefit IPP's work providing legal rep for incarcerated people & endng policies that fuel mass incarceration. 💪🏾 ipp.spiritsale.com/

🚨Special message from IPP Education Director Renaldo Hudson and advocate (and IPP superfan!) Bill Ayers. 🎟️ Did you get your ticket to the IPP Gala on Oct. 16? 🎉 We got you covered! Grab your ticket or even a whole table for you and your friends at illinoisprisonproject.networ…