The program announced today by Secretary of State Giannoulias and Sheriff Dart is an important advancement - we commend them for creating a program that will get more state IDs into the hands of people who need this assistance in order to move forward productively. (December 11, 2023)
Read MoreAn infrastructure assessment of all the secure IDOC facilities was recently made public. The report titled Facility Master Plan was authored by the consulting group CGL. JHA is dismayed but unsurprised by its findings, which in part address our repeated call for an independent assessment of living and work conditions in IDOC and our demands that this information be made public. (August 2023)
Read More“Dear Governor Pritzker, On behalf of the John Howard Association of Illinois, I write to respectfully request you sign Senate Bill 2197, which aims to bolster the protection of our youth within county juvenile detention centers. This bill proposes the expansion of the existing Office of the Independent Juvenile Ombudsman's duties to include the 16 county juvenile detention centers across our state.” (June 2023)
Read MoreJohn Howard Association Testimony, April 12, 2023 on the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice FY24 Proposed Budget to the Illinois Senate Appropriations—Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee
Read MoreJohn Howard Association Testimony, April 12, 2023 on the Illinois Department of Corrections FY24 Proposed Budget to the Illinois Senate Appropriations—Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee
Read MoreJohn Howard Association Testimony, March 29, 2023 on the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice FY24 Proposed Budget to the Illinois House of Representatives Appropriations—Public Safety Committee
Read MoreJohn Howard Association Testimony, March 29, 2023 on the Illinois Department of Corrections FY24 Proposed Budget to the Illinois House of Representatives Appropriations—Public Safety Committee
Read MoreJHA submits this testimony requesting that the budget request from the Hawai’i Correctional System Oversight Commission be supported. Given that this office is new, it is important to ensure that it is properly funded to fulfill the mandated requirements set by Hawai’i Revised Statute 353L. (March 2023)
Read MoreJHA submits this testimony to the Illinois Senate Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety in support of SB 2197, the bill to increase protection for youth in county juvenile detention centers by expanding the oversight powers of the existing Office of Independent Juvenile Ombudsman. (March 2023)
Read MoreJHA submits this testimony to the Illinois House Judiciary - Criminal Committee in support of HB2767, the bill to increase protection for youth in county juvenile detention centers by expanding the oversight powers of the existing Office of Independent Juvenile Ombudsman (OIJO). (March 2023)
Read MoreJHA submits this testimony requesting that the budget request from the Hawai’i Correctional System Oversight Commission be supported. Given that this office is new, it is important to ensure that it is properly funded to fulfill the mandated requirements set by Hawai’i Revised Statute 353L. (March 2023)
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