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Did you know that every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, IPP community navigators are at the Harold Washington Library in downtown Chicago providing FREE resources to the community? If you're helping a loved one navigate the system, this is for you! No appointment required, just come down and say hello! 👋🏾 by @ilprisonproject

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💡Did you know you can find everything from step-by-step clemency petition guides to medical release application templates for FREE on our website?

Visit bit.ly/ippresources or click the link in our bio to explore! by @ilprisonproject

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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!
🎉 🥂 by @ilprisonproject

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Did you know that IPP's legal team offers a free online legal clinic on the first Tuesday and third Saturday of each month? If you're supporting an incarcerated loved one, please join us to learn more about pathways to release such as clemency, parole, medical release, and more.

🗓️ Next clinic is SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 at 9am
🌐 Please Register in advance at the link in our bio or go to illinoisprisonproject.org/resources by @ilprisonproject

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⚠️ LOW TICKET ALERT! Now is your last chance to get tickets to (in our opinion😉) the party of the year! Each IPP Gala ticket includes dinner, drinks & dessert with leaders in the movement to end mass incarceration, all at the iconic Chicago Cultural Center.
⏰ Reserve your tickets now at the link in our bio or go to illinoisprisonproject.org/events by @ilprisonproject

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Our state constitution recognizes that our system must offer people the opportunity at redemption and restoration. And yet, hundreds of people in Illinois are sentenced to life in prison. At IPP's October virtual Lunch & Learn, hear from three men who were once sentenced to natural life imprisonment but are now contributing members of their community, as they examine the capacity for redemption, rehabilitation, and restoration.

🗓️ Thursday, October 22
⏰ 12:00 pm CT
🔗 Virtual - Register at the link in our bio or at illinoisprisonproject.org/events by @ilprisonproject

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🏆We are thrilled to announce the next winner of IPP's Visionary of the Year Award: Willette Benford. After serving 24 years in prison as a criminalized survivor of domestic violence, Willette devoted her career to ending mass incarceration and directly supporting survivors and other system-impacted people. As a Senior Advisor to Illinois First Lady MK Pritzker, Willette has spearheaded initiatives addressing housing, employment, identification access, childcare, and mental-health support for women leaving prison.

🙌🏾 Join us to celebrate Willette at the IPP Gala on October 16. Tickets are still available at the link in our bio or at illinoisprisonproject.org/events by @ilprisonproject

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Formerly incarcerated IPP Ambassador Nia Frazier and IPP Assistant Education Director Kaitlyn Foust discussed the impact of incarceration on mothers and children on PBS's "At Issue" News program. Nia bravely shared her experience of being arrested when she was pregnant, giving birth while in Cook County Jail, and then being separated from her daughter for nearly a decade while incarcerated.

You can watch and share this important program at the link in our bio or at illinoisprisonproject.org/in-the-news by @ilprisonproject

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Did you know that IPP's legal team offers a free online legal clinic on the first Tuesday and third Saturday of each month? If you're supporting an incarcerated loved one, please join us to learn more about pathways to release such as clemency, parole, medical release, and more.

🗓️ Next clinic is TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 at 4PM
🌐 Please Register in advance at the link in our bio or go to illinoisprisonproject.org/resources by @ilprisonproject

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Last night on NBC-5 News, IPP's Education Director Renaldo Hudson shared his horrifying experience of surviving 12 years on Illinois' Death Row.

Renaldo is now a leader in the fight against the death penalty and mass incarceration.

💪🏾 As the leader of IPP's Education Team, he works to center the voices and experiences of system-impacted people, especially in debates about criminal legal reform.

👀 Watch the full story at the link in our bio or head to illinoisprisonproject.org/in-the-news by @ilprisonproject

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16 days ago

Are you a licensed attorney who is passionate about reuniting families torn apart by mass incarceration? IPP his hiring a staff attorney who will work directly with incarcerated people and their loved ones to find pathways out of prison, such as commutation, medical release, and other post-conviction matters. The ideal candidate is dedicated to criminal legal reform and the clients we work with, a creative thinker, and an excellent writer. Details and application instructions at the link in our bio or at illinoisprisonproject.org/join-us by @ilprisonproject

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📅 17 days until the party of the year (in our opinion😉)!

🎟️ Tickets, tables and sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 6th Annual IPP Gala, which brings together leaders in the fight against mass incarceration at the iconic Chicago Cultural Center.

⏰This event WILL sell out, so don't wait!
Full details at the link in our bio or at illinoisprisonproject.org/events by @ilprisonproject

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