Annual Event: October 22, 2020

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JHA thanks the following event sponsors for their generous contributions:

Host: Anonymous

Platinum:  Anonymous, Frederic J. Artwick, Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation, Project 1-11, Paul & Sarah Jane Titteron/GATX Corporation

Gold:  Ariel Investments, Exelon Corp., Terry & Annette Faulk, Jawanza & Preeya Hughes, Kadens Family Foundation, Cynthia Kobel, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Brian Massengill/Mayer Brown LLP, Kevin McCall/Jenner & Block LLP

Silver:  John & Bozena McLees, Joni Stahlman, Dick Sullivan, Patricia Unsinn, Susan Warso

Bronze: Craig & Rebeca Huffman, Illinois Department of Corrections, Jane Addams College of Social Work, Pete Senechalle & Michelle Olson, Joseph F. Vosicky Jr.

Thank you all for your generous support!

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Learn more here, and contact Rebecca Pellegrino at rpellegrino@thejha.org for more information.

“Illness & Injustice: The Pandemic Inside Prisons”

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our Virtual Annual Event! If you were unable to attend, please click on the link to watch a recording of the event.

Typically an in-person luncheon, this year we hosted a one-hour online event. Our exciting program included:

  • Opening remarks from First Lady of Illinois MK Pritzker and Illinois’ Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton

  • A panel discussion with Dr. Keesha Middlemass of Howard University, author of the book Convicted & Condemned: The Politics and Policies of Prisoner Reentry; Mr. Rick Raemisch, former Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections; and Mr. Renaldo Hudson, who was formerly incarcerated

  • Art and thoughts from Mr. Arkee Chaney, a formerly incarcerated cartoonist

We also recognized the following for their contributions to our work; please click to watch a video of their acceptance speech:

Rebecca PellegrinoPast