Dear Allies — John Howard Association of Illinois

JHA “Dear Allies” Email Updates

2026

New Facility Reports: Stateville Northern Reception & Classification Center and Minimum-Security Unit; Pinckneyville Correctional Center and Murphysboro Life Skills Reentry Center (3/25/26)

Untapped Potential: The Power of Peer Support Programs in Prisons (3/4/26)

2025

JHA 2025-2026 Prison Survey – Initial Results Released (12/30/25)

New Facility Reports: Hill, Western, Pontiac, Jacksonville, and East Moline (12/24/25)

November 21, 2025 Public Comment on Mail Scanning (11/21/25)

NEW! JHA Statement on the Emergency Rule Submitted to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules by the Illinois Department of Corrections Regarding Mail, Privileged Communications and Receipt of Publications for People in Illinois’ State Prisons (9/4/25)

New Monitoring Report & 2025 Survey Report: Illinois River (8/28/25)

SB2201 has been signed into law: Increased transparency on contraband in prisons will allow for effective policymaking (8/19/25)

Extreme heat in IDOC prisons must be addressed (8/15/25)

New Monitoring Reports: Dixon, Lawrence, Sheridan (6/12/25)

New Monitoring Report: Vandalia (5/22/25)

New Monitoring Report: Logan (5/8/25)

New: JHA Report on Reentry-Focused Facilities: Part 2 of 2 (4/28/25)

Two Legislative Bills: Right to Original Mail and Contraband Data Reporting (3/18/25)

JHA 2024 Annual Report: Our Impact in 2024 and our 2025 Priorities (3/12/25)

New Monitoring Report: Joliet Treatment & Joliet Inpatient Treatment Centers (3/3/25)

New Monitoring Report: Centralia (2/11/25)

New Monitoring Reports: Graham, Shawnee and Vienna (1/9/25)