About End Solitary Now
Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, in partnership with Restore Justice and Uptown People’s Law Center, is participating in statewide advocacy to eliminate solitary confinement in Illinois. In coalition, we’ve worked to support The Nelson Mandela Act, which would significantly reduce the use of solitary confinement within Illinois prisons. We have also employed education campaigns targeting legislators, practitioners, and the general public, in an effort to spread awareness the tortuous practice of solitary confinement and restrictive housing which have been shown not to increase safety within prisons. We also authored a report providing data and personal narratives of directly impacted individuals who had served in solitary confinement prisons across IL. We will continue identifying and growing relationships with fellow advocates working to end solitary confinement and strategizing on the best methods available to do so.
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