This page contains information based upon IDOC’s MSR/Parole Population Data Set for 12/31/20 that is accessible to the public on the IDOC website. JHA analyzed this data to create a profile of IDOC’s MSR/Parole population to increase the public’s understanding about the people who are under IDOC supervision in the community following release from prison as of 12/31/20.
Read MoreThe following information is based upon IDOC’s Prison Population Data Set for 12/31/20 that is accessible to the public on the IDOC website.
JHA analyzed this data to create a profile of IDOC’s prison population to increase the public’s understanding about the people who are in prison. We also used the IDOC data set to generate charts and graphs representing nuanced breakdowns of information related to IDOC’s prison population and to make comparisons to the IDOC prison population over time.
Read MoreThis report on the Illinois Department of Corrections disciplinary process addresses three key findings derived from research conducted for a graduate thesis written by JHA staff during their candidacy for a degree of Master of Arts in Criminal Justice and Criminology at Loyola University Chicago. The full thesis is also available.
Read MoreIn March of 2020, the Juvenile Justice Initiative, John Howard Association and the Raphah Institute sent staff members to Hamburg, Germany to see their prison system firsthand. JHA Corrections Policy Analyst Phil Whittington participated in this comparative correctional systems work, touring and evaluating prisons in Germany that evidence a humane, rehabilitative model.
Read MoreThis report highlights our achievements in 2019 and also provides a look forward to our objectives in 2020.
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