2022 Reentry Guidelines
From the Illinois Alliance for Reentry & Justice
From the Illinois Alliance for Reentry & Justice
Prison Policy Initiative curates readings and cautions against overreliance on recidivism data.
From the John Howard Association
A resource for correctional administrators to empower people with lived experience and reform the criminal legal system.
A 2023 report by the IL Criminal Justice Information Authority
Lessons from a program in Orange County serving formerly incarcerated individuals
A report from Prison Policy Initiative
Counties can promote better outcomes for justice-involved people
From the Illinois Department of Corrections
Illinois provides compassionate release to eligible incarcerated individuals with terminal illnesses and certain medical conditions through Medical Release.
Impact and lessons learned from providing rental subsidies and wraparound services to 122 individuals leaving prison mid-pandemic.
Get informed on recidivism, a common, nuanced, and often misunderstood concept.
Newly released data doubles down on what Prison Policy Initiative has previously reported on
A report from Prison Policy Initiative
A report from Prison Policy Initiative
A joint report from the Illinois Justice Project and the Metropolitan Planning Council
A report by Cara Collective & JBM Packaging on how JBM Packaging revolutionized their talent strategy by hiring justice-involved individuals.
A report by the Statewide Women’s Justice Task Force of Illinois with actionable strategies to address social, political and economic injustices and oppressions
Key findings and policy implications about a CHA pilot program
This study's author underscores that encouraging sufficiently supportive living contexts with housing is key for one's stability.
A report from BPI on tenant-based voucher model for reentry housing.
A discussion of discuss best practices for providing access to public housing for formerly incarcerated people.
Reframing effective ways to measure program success
– Orlando Mayorga, co-chair of the IRC support services working group.The traditional way of doing things is evolving. People who are system-impacted, who are formally incarcerated, are being recognized as thought partners and architects of what this space is – setting up holistic and transformative visions of what reentry can be.
Get directed to information about resources, organizations, and people available to support you below.
View curated employment resources and information about a Returning Citizens Network led by Restore Justice
Find info about community-based partnerships and their meetings.
Curated and managed by Education Justice Project
Learn ways to prepare for reentry while incarcerated and continue following release.
There are various partners and organizations leading advocacy efforts for and with people who have been incarcerated. Learn more about them and the various opportunities to get involved on their websites.
The Chicago Reentry Taskforce (CRT) is convened by the Community Reentry Project, which focuses on ensuring that people living with and at the highest risk for HIV transition smoothly from incarceration to communities. CRT focuses primarily on issues faced by current and formerly incarcerated individuals and prioritizes training and discussion around barriers to reentry and changes that are relevant in Chicago, Cook County, and high-prevalence areas statewide in order to provide a public health response to mass incarceration.
The Illinois Alliance for Reentry & Justice does such work and more. Learn about them and how to join the Alliance.