Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice
@ilarj.org
We are currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, nonprofits, legal professionals, and allies collectively accelerating the transformative realignment of power and accountability to reimagine and remake justice. www.ilarj.org
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Every vote matters, and incarcerated women deserve that recognition. We're stepping up to demand the passage of the RACE Act and bring back their vote for good. Take the pledge at ilarj.org/pledge.
Every vote matters, and incarcerated women deserve that recognition. We're stepping up to demand the passage of the RACE Act and bring back their vote for good. Take the pledge at ilarj.org/pledge.
July 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Every vote matters, and incarcerated women deserve that recognition. We're stepping up to demand the passage of the RACE Act and bring back their vote for good. Take the pledge at ilarj.org/pledge.
DM us for more information on how your loved one can benefit from this opportunity! Activating your power over your own health and agency is a crucial element of successful reentry and reintegration into our community when leaving a carceral setting.
June 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
DM us for more information on how your loved one can benefit from this opportunity! Activating your power over your own health and agency is a crucial element of successful reentry and reintegration into our community when leaving a carceral setting.
Our paid, professional Courtwatching Associates observe the tough decisionmaking on whether someone is suitable for diversion. Accountability to the hidden biases throughout the system is a vital tool of co-governance. These programs that work must be used as often as possible where they work.
June 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Our paid, professional Courtwatching Associates observe the tough decisionmaking on whether someone is suitable for diversion. Accountability to the hidden biases throughout the system is a vital tool of co-governance. These programs that work must be used as often as possible where they work.
Tell IL lawmakers that we don't want or need $900M (likely way more) for new prisons. Instead, Illinoisans deserve investments in things that actually PREVENT harm and not just respond once harm has been committed. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Lawmakers, No New Prisons In IL!
Urge your state lawmakers to support the removal of the $900million line item for the rebuilds of Stateville and Logan Correctional Centers from the Capital Development Budget this legislative session...
actionnetwork.org
May 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Tell IL lawmakers that we don't want or need $900M (likely way more) for new prisons. Instead, Illinoisans deserve investments in things that actually PREVENT harm and not just respond once harm has been committed. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
TODAY: FILE A PROPONENT WITNESS SLIP FOR THE RACE ACT. Find more information and the direct link to file a witness slip at ilarj.org/RACE-Act (1/4)
May 19, 2026 at 2:37 PM
TODAY: FILE A PROPONENT WITNESS SLIP FOR THE RACE ACT. Find more information and the direct link to file a witness slip at ilarj.org/RACE-Act (1/4)
Bring your mom or loved ones to Walls Turned Sideways this Saturday! We're so excited to have Benny leading everyone in this moment of learning and creating. Together, we will learn how housing justice can involve community in ways that makes everyone safer and healthier.
May 7, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Bring your mom or loved ones to Walls Turned Sideways this Saturday! We're so excited to have Benny leading everyone in this moment of learning and creating. Together, we will learn how housing justice can involve community in ways that makes everyone safer and healthier.
ILARJ works to create opportunities for formerly incarcerated community members and to prevent incarceration. This commitment is personal: the majority of ILARJ employees and leadership are formerly incarcerated or have direct experience with the criminal legal system. #secondchancemonth
April 24, 2026 at 5:31 PM
ILARJ works to create opportunities for formerly incarcerated community members and to prevent incarceration. This commitment is personal: the majority of ILARJ employees and leadership are formerly incarcerated or have direct experience with the criminal legal system. #secondchancemonth
ILARJ runs the largest paid, professional Courtwatching program that is led-and-operated by system-impacted persons in the United States. We work tirelessly to ensure that the opportunities that Second Chance Month celebrates are recognized and respected by our judicial system.
April 20, 2026 at 4:05 PM
ILARJ runs the largest paid, professional Courtwatching program that is led-and-operated by system-impacted persons in the United States. We work tirelessly to ensure that the opportunities that Second Chance Month celebrates are recognized and respected by our judicial system.
The Success Plan program is available through @edovo.bsky.social in all Illinois Department of Corrections facilities. Contact your loved ones to let them know about this opportunity to take control over their health and future.
April 11, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The Success Plan program is available through @edovo.bsky.social in all Illinois Department of Corrections facilities. Contact your loved ones to let them know about this opportunity to take control over their health and future.
We will continue to learn and grow as community advocates, whether it be to bolster our Courtwatching program or to support the success of individuals across the bars. #BeyondTheBars2026
April 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
We will continue to learn and grow as community advocates, whether it be to bolster our Courtwatching program or to support the success of individuals across the bars. #BeyondTheBars2026
1,614 days. That number represents the combined work of our Courtwatching Team in gathering data from within the walls of Cook County’s courts. One year and over 10,000 recorded observations later, we’re reflecting on some of the lessons that have stricken us the most. (🧵)
March 31, 2026 at 9:58 PM
1,614 days. That number represents the combined work of our Courtwatching Team in gathering data from within the walls of Cook County’s courts. One year and over 10,000 recorded observations later, we’re reflecting on some of the lessons that have stricken us the most. (🧵)
Message us, or find us in-person! We are attending #BeyondTheBars2026 at the Center for Justice at Columbia University! We are glad to connect and share more about our exciting programs.
March 27, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Message us, or find us in-person! We are attending #BeyondTheBars2026 at the Center for Justice at Columbia University! We are glad to connect and share more about our exciting programs.
The IL Legislature is currently holding its Spring legislative session. During sessions, bills are brought up a committee vote (some times multiple times) and for a floor vote. However, a bill rarely gets to a floor vote if it never gets voted out of committee.
March 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The IL Legislature is currently holding its Spring legislative session. During sessions, bills are brought up a committee vote (some times multiple times) and for a floor vote. However, a bill rarely gets to a floor vote if it never gets voted out of committee.
Accountability means transforming beyond harm to prevent it from happening again.
Breonna Taylor's death was entirely preventable. Yet six years later, systems haven't changed.
Kentucky, our neighbor, learned more from Breonna than most of us. But no state has truly transformed after her death.
Breonna Taylor's death was entirely preventable. Yet six years later, systems haven't changed.
Kentucky, our neighbor, learned more from Breonna than most of us. But no state has truly transformed after her death.
March 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Accountability means transforming beyond harm to prevent it from happening again.
Breonna Taylor's death was entirely preventable. Yet six years later, systems haven't changed.
Kentucky, our neighbor, learned more from Breonna than most of us. But no state has truly transformed after her death.
Breonna Taylor's death was entirely preventable. Yet six years later, systems haven't changed.
Kentucky, our neighbor, learned more from Breonna than most of us. But no state has truly transformed after her death.
If you are over 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, an Illinois resident of at least 30 days, and are not currently incarcerated, you have the right to vote. Participation in our democracy is vital for community co-governance.
March 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
If you are over 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, an Illinois resident of at least 30 days, and are not currently incarcerated, you have the right to vote. Participation in our democracy is vital for community co-governance.
Love knows no cage. This Valentine's Day, we're thinking of the special moments our community members have missed behind the walls.
If IDOC policy allowed it, we'd be sending "Be Mine" candy hearts to all of the 1200+ incarcerated partners who make our work possible.
If IDOC policy allowed it, we'd be sending "Be Mine" candy hearts to all of the 1200+ incarcerated partners who make our work possible.
February 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Love knows no cage. This Valentine's Day, we're thinking of the special moments our community members have missed behind the walls.
If IDOC policy allowed it, we'd be sending "Be Mine" candy hearts to all of the 1200+ incarcerated partners who make our work possible.
If IDOC policy allowed it, we'd be sending "Be Mine" candy hearts to all of the 1200+ incarcerated partners who make our work possible.
So many Black babies have been taken from our communities. Fourteen years later, we remember Trayvon Martin and how systemic racism enabled his killing.
February 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
So many Black babies have been taken from our communities. Fourteen years later, we remember Trayvon Martin and how systemic racism enabled his killing.
Countless people are held back by our carceral system from becoming community leaders—we’re challenging this.
Every month, we will induct Liberatory Health Fellows across Illinois’s prison system, training and activating our fellows’ leadership potential. The potential for leadership knows no cage.
Every month, we will induct Liberatory Health Fellows across Illinois’s prison system, training and activating our fellows’ leadership potential. The potential for leadership knows no cage.
February 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Countless people are held back by our carceral system from becoming community leaders—we’re challenging this.
Every month, we will induct Liberatory Health Fellows across Illinois’s prison system, training and activating our fellows’ leadership potential. The potential for leadership knows no cage.
Every month, we will induct Liberatory Health Fellows across Illinois’s prison system, training and activating our fellows’ leadership potential. The potential for leadership knows no cage.
ILARJ runs the largest paid, professional, and impacted-operated Courtwatching program in the United States.
Every day, our Courtwatching Associates gather meticulous data on pen-and-paper within the walls of Cook County’s criminal courts, enhancing transparency and judicial accountability.
Every day, our Courtwatching Associates gather meticulous data on pen-and-paper within the walls of Cook County’s criminal courts, enhancing transparency and judicial accountability.
January 29, 2026 at 6:50 PM
ILARJ runs the largest paid, professional, and impacted-operated Courtwatching program in the United States.
Every day, our Courtwatching Associates gather meticulous data on pen-and-paper within the walls of Cook County’s criminal courts, enhancing transparency and judicial accountability.
Every day, our Courtwatching Associates gather meticulous data on pen-and-paper within the walls of Cook County’s criminal courts, enhancing transparency and judicial accountability.
Community-based care and accountability are at the heart of ILARJ’s mission. Dr. King’s Beloved Community inspires us every day.
January 19, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Community-based care and accountability are at the heart of ILARJ’s mission. Dr. King’s Beloved Community inspires us every day.
ILARJ continues to activate community power so that every person has equal access to opportunity and true economic stability.
January 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
ILARJ continues to activate community power so that every person has equal access to opportunity and true economic stability.
New Years should be a fresh start. Today we’re thinking about everyone in our Beloved Community who are marking today in difficult circumstances.
Our collective strength is bound in compassion and mutual love, and we will continue to activate that strength every day.
Our collective strength is bound in compassion and mutual love, and we will continue to activate that strength every day.
January 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Years should be a fresh start. Today we’re thinking about everyone in our Beloved Community who are marking today in difficult circumstances.
Our collective strength is bound in compassion and mutual love, and we will continue to activate that strength every day.
Our collective strength is bound in compassion and mutual love, and we will continue to activate that strength every day.
We wish Happy Holidays to everyone as we rest and reflect on all that this year has brought for us.
December 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We wish Happy Holidays to everyone as we rest and reflect on all that this year has brought for us.
Success is a process of transformation. Our Success Plan brings people together to tackle the social determinants of health and activate their power in a community context. We proudly serve hundreds of currently incarcerated persons throughout the state of Illinois and bring them success.
December 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Success is a process of transformation. Our Success Plan brings people together to tackle the social determinants of health and activate their power in a community context. We proudly serve hundreds of currently incarcerated persons throughout the state of Illinois and bring them success.
Our Success Plan Program is live on edovo for persons in the care and custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. Please let your family members know about this transformative opportunity that activates the power of the person from within the walls to reclaim their health and well-being.
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Our Success Plan Program is live on edovo for persons in the care and custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. Please let your family members know about this transformative opportunity that activates the power of the person from within the walls to reclaim their health and well-being.