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WJI SPOTLIGHT
WJI Team's Groundbreaking Work Revealing Challenges & Solutions to Higher Discipline Among Women vs Men
Spurs 15-State Investigation by the Chicago Reporter, NPR and the Medill School of Journalism
"Unequal Discipline":
Data Reveals A Troubling National Trend
OCTOBER 14 2018
"We determined that although female inmates are less likely than their male counterparts to act out violently in prison, they receive more disciplinary tickets for minor offenses — matters that are unlikely to compromise safety." The Chicago Reporter
THE CHICAGO REPORTER
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
October 14, 2018
4-Day Series: October 14-17, 2018
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Unequal Discipline: Women in Prison Punished More Harshly Than Men Across the Country
WASHINGTON, DC
NPR Series Features Interviews with WJI Team Members: Monica Cosby, Alyssa Benedict, Maggie Burke,Deanne Benos & NRCJIW Partner Becki Ney
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OCT 14th BROADCAST
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OCT 17th BROADCAST
July 18 2018
WJI SPOTLIGHT
WJI Launches Historic 100-Woman Task Force to Make IL the First State to Cut the Women's Prison Population by 50% (or more)
Elevated by Leadership of Formerly Incarcerated Women, Members Seek to "Redefine the Narrative" Through Gender Responsive Interventions
JULY 18 2018
READ THE NEWS RELEASE HERE
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
NPR WEEKEND EDITION
July 18, 2018
July 21, 2018
CHICAGO, IL
'Prison is not where women need to be':
All-female task force wants to cut Illinois’ female prison population in half
INTERVIEW WITH ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ANNE BURKE
Illinoisan Working to Reduce Number of Female Inmates
BROADCAST
ARTICLE
THE PANTAGRAPH
THE SOUTHERN
July 18, 2018
July 22, 2018
BLOOMINGTON, IL
New Task Force Aims to Halve Female Prison Population
CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS
A new Illinois task force hopes to reduce women incarcerations by 50 percent in seven years
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WJI SPOTLIGHT
WJI Co-Founders Appointed to Lead the
Host Special Session Featuring
#cut50 Dignity Campaign Director Topeka Sam and
The IF Project Co-Fo
under Kim Bogucki at Philadelphia Institute
December 4, 2017
WJI SPOTLIGHT
Top Prison Officials & Formerly Incarcerated Women Join Forces to Launch Bi-Partisan National Model Women’s Prison/Parole Reform Law
In Response to “Me Too” Movement, IDOC Unveils Unprecedented New Mission Statement Calling for “Decriminalization of Survivorship"
DECEMBER 4, 2017
WJI NEWS RELEASE
December 4, 2017
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Top Prison Officials & Formerly Incarcerated Women Join Forces to Launch National Model Women’s Prison/Parole Reform Law:
In Response to “Me Too” Movement, IDOC Unveils Unprecedented New Mission Statement Calling for “Decriminalization of Survivorship”
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January 16, 2018
WJI SPOTLIGHT
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Signs Bi-Partisan National Model Women’s Prison/Parole Reform Law
Authored by The Women's Justice Institute (WJI) the Law Mandates "Gender Responsive, Trauma-Informed & Family-Centered Systems"
JANUARY 16, 2018
ILLINOIS CHANNEL
January 16, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
Governor Rauner signs HB-1479 creating the Women’s Division at the Logan Correctional Facility in Lincoln
BROADCAST
September 15, 2017
WJI SPOTLIGHT
Gender Inequality in the Prison System
“I proudly worked with WJI on this historic legislation to set standards ensuring women are never overlooked by our prison system again,” said HB3904 sponsor State Rep. Juliana Stratton. “By addressing their unique risks/needs, we will make prisons safer, while improving outcomes for women and their children.”
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
CHICAGO WOMAN MAGAZINE
September 15, 2017
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Gender Inequality in the Prison System
ARTICLE
May 2, 2017
WJI SPOTLIGHT
Female Inmate Focus of House Reform Measure
"The movement to improve conditions for the 2,500 women housed in Illinois' two female prisons is advancing with passage of a House bill that would create a women's services division in the Department of Corrections to oversee the unique needs of women, most of whom were abused before they arrived at the prison door."
MAY 2, 2017
THE PANTAGRAPH
May 2, 2017
BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
Female Inmates Focus of House Reform Measure
ARTICLE
November 18, 2016
WJI SPOTLIGHT
Top IDOC Officials Stand with WJI, Formerly Incarcerated Women & Other National Experts Launch Historic Women's Prison & Parole Reform Strategy
Release Landmark Assessment Report of
IDOC's Larget
Women's Prison at National Forum
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
