2020 Virtual Annual Event

October 22nd: "Illness & Injustice: The Pandemic Inside Prisons”

Thank you to everyone who watched our Virtual Annual Event live! If you were unable to attend, please watch the video below to hear from IL First Lady MK Pritzker, IL Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, and Arkee Chaney, a formerly incarcerated artist. The event also features an interesting panel with Dr. Keesha Middlemass of Howard University, Mr. Rick Raemisch (former ED of CO’s Dept. of Corrections), and Mr. Renaldo Hudson, a formerly incarcerated man.

 
 

Our 2020 Award Winners (announced during this event) are truly amazing people and organizations! To watch their acceptance videos, click on the links below.

JHA was thrilled to feature Arkee Chaney’s story and his art. To view more of his work, please visit his website.

To make a donation to JHA today, please click on the button below. With your help, we will continue to fight for the health and safety of those incarcerated and to seek a more fair, effective and humane prison system. We are grateful for your support.

Thank you to our generous event sponsors and donors, including:

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.