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ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE MOVES TO ABOLISH LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE SENTENCES FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS
January 10, 2023 - Springfield, IL
The Illinois General Assembly has moved to abolish life without the possibility of parole sentences for children and young adults.
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🚨NEW: Prisons across the U.S. are stripping away physical mail in what they claim to be an effort to combat drug smuggling.
Here's the truth: Mail scanning does not stop drug use behind bars — but it does hurt incarcerated people & their loved ones 🧵
ALT Infographic with text: Mail Scanning — How to push back against the harmful and ineffective practice in U.S. prisons
The 2026 legislative session kicks off in January! Our team will be headed back to Springfield to advance policies that promote a fairer legal system in Illinois.
Join us for an overview of our 2026 legislative priorities & learn how you can TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/rj-learn-2026
RJ Executive Director Wendell Robinson & Outreach Director Julie Anderson attended @theCFSY's Freedom Celebration. We're so grateful for this opportunity to gather with advocates, leaders, and impacted people from across the country working to end extreme sentences for children.
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As the U.S. continues to criminalize substance use disorder, jails & prisons are often thought of as de facto treatment facilities – but the reality couldn't be further from the truth
Communities must prioritize public health, not punishment
ALT Infographic with text: 50% of people in state prisons have a substance use disorder, but only 10% have received treatment. Prisons and jails are not meant to treat addiction.
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Mail scanning doesn’t solve the drug problem in prisons; it only hurts people. Without data on how drugs get into prisons and without considering all the ways in which contraband enters facilities, these Proposed Amendments and move to mail scanning are a rush to put an ill-fitting bandage on a wound whose source is unexamined. Read more: bit.ly/JHANov2125
During our luncheon, Restore Justice honored trailblazing advocate Bernardine Dohrn with the title Board Member Emerita. Bernardine was instrumental in founding Restore Justice and building the movement to end life without parole sentences for children. bit.ly/4o5T7LG
The Illinois Department of Corrections has placed a temporary ban on physical mail via an emergency rule. Instead, mail is being scanned across all Illinois prisons, with those incarcerated no longer receiving mail directly from their loved ones.
Please join us to:
Write letters to every single person in Logan Correctional Center.
Write brief emails to oppose the new letter scanning policy before Nov 24.
Hear a presentation + Q&A from Restore Justice about mail policies in IL prisons!
The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) began using mail scanning statewide in September 2025, even though mail scanning is not an evidence-based solution to the alleged problem of contraband.
Restore Justice Executive Director Wendell Robinson and Outreach Director Julie Anderson are in Philly with @theCFSY this week!
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Do you have a legal question regarding an incarcerated loved one? You're not alone!
Join our free virtual legal clinic to chat with an attorney about clemency, medical release, sentence credits & more! Next clinic is SATURDAY, Nov. 15, 9-10 am. RSVP: ow.ly/J1Qp50XkFpi
In case you missed it last week, you can listen here anytime: wbez.org/the-rundown-chicago…
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As Chicago reaches a record $266 million in police misconduct settlements this year, wrongfully convicted exonerees like James Gibson continue to struggle with lasting trauma. wbez.org/curious-city/2025/1…
Last week, Restore Justice Executive Director Wendell Robinson spoke at a public hearing about mail scanning in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Read more about the public hearing here: capitolnewsillinois.com/news…
"People often read and re-read mail to remind them of their support system. To digitize physical mail is to eliminate the art, beauty and emotion, the texture and even a scent that is unique to physical correspondence," he said in his remarks.