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    Should incarcerated people get early access to Covid-19 vaccines? Illinois says ‘yes.’

    By Kiran Misra | January 20, 2021

    Illinois is one of a handful of U.S. states that will prioritize incarcerated people in the next phase of its rollout.

    News

    Chicago mayor’s ‘pandemic budget’ passes, but with the most opposition in 30 years

    By Grace Del Vecchio (City Bureau), Kelly Garcia (City Bureau), Corli Jay (City Bureau) and F. Amanda Tugade (City Bureau) | December 2, 2020

    After a historic budget season, 21 City Council members voted against the mayor’s proposed budget last week. City Bureau spoke with organizers and members of City Council about their plans moving forward.

    Essential Work

    Listen: Youth organizers discuss Black joy, West Side history and the future

    By Erisa Apantaku (South Side Weekly) and Adeshina Emmanuel | October 1, 2020

    “We are the revolution. It is in our bodies. It is in our bones. It is in our art. It is in the way that we speak.”

    Essential Work

    Essential Work: Young Black activists ‘in the middle of history’ confront Covid-19 and racism

    By China Smith and Miracle Boyd | July 15, 2020

    GoodKids MadCity youth organizers China Smith and Miracle Boyd reflect on their experiences amid the pandemic and the growing movement against racial injustice, part of our ‘Essential Work’ series.

    Coronavirus

    Illinois released white inmates at disproportionately high rates amid pandemic, report shows

    By Emily Hoerner and Carlos Ballesteros | June 17, 2020

    State prisons now hold an even larger proportion of Black and Latinx prisoners than before COVID-19 hit, according to a new analysis.

    Commentary

    Police violence, coronavirus and inequality stealing black lives

    By Susan Smith Richardson (Center for Public Integrity) | June 10, 2020

    “The police violence and the impact of the pandemic are two sides of the same coin,” writes Susan Smith Richardson, CEO of the Center for Public Integrity.

    Commentary

    ‘I didn’t envision being released in a pandemic’

    By Curtis Ferdinand | June 9, 2020

    Curtis Ferdinand dreamt of freedom for 24 years. But he never imagined getting out of prison at a time like this, amid a public health crisis and unrest.

    Commentary

    Open letter to Chicago’s top cop: COVID-19 police ‘surge’ terrorizing West Side black communities

    By Richard Wallace (Equity and Transformation) | May 1, 2020

    Organizer Richard Wallace says the police department is using force to make black residents follow stay-at-home orders, “regardless of the circumstance.”

    Commentary

    Federal Court intervenes as the humanitarian crisis in Cook County Jail grows

    By Flint Taylor | April 14, 2020

    The federal judge’s order didn’t go as far as some civil rights advocates had hoped. The ongoing work of pushing for structural change to the criminal justice system must continue.

    Cook County Circuit Court

    Activists demand courts release detainees amid COVID-19 concerns

    By Connor Echols | March 19, 2020

    In an open letter to Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans, reform advocates are demanding the release of as many detainees as possible in order to mitigate risks related to the new coronavirus.

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