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Every year, about 20,000 people leave Illinois prisons. Two in five will return to prison within three years. State and local officials want to stop this tragic and expensive cycle.
Adriana (she/they) is a senior at Northwestern University, majoring in journalism with a concentration in critical race & ethnic studies, and comes to Injustice Watch through the Medill journalism residency program. Black, Chicanx and queer, she has a grassroots organizing background and is passionate about storytelling that is accessible and empowering to communities. Before coming to Injustice Watch, Adriana was editor-in-chief for Blackboard Magazine, a Black student interest magazine on Northwestern’s campus, and they are currently a documenter with City Bureau and a correspondent for Planet Forward. They are passionate about storytelling that is accessible and empowering to the communities it concerns.
Every year, about 20,000 people leave Illinois prisons. Two in five will return to prison within three years. State and local officials want to stop this tragic and expensive cycle.
Stateville prison in Joliet has the most postsecondary programming of any Illinois prison. But the recent transfer of dozens of students, and persistent lockdowns due to staffing shortages are disrupting educational opportunities for people inside.