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Programs that primarily or partially work to provide services and resources for those incarcerated within the criminal justice system. This as opposed to programs in the following sections that highlight programs associated with different phases of contact with the criminal justice system: Before Contact, Contact, and Re-Entry.
PATH Printable Champaign County Community Resource Guide
Local Programs:
- Books to Prisoners: An Urbana Illinois based project providing books to Illinois inmates at no cost by mail as well as through two county jail libraries which we operate... Our volunteers interact with inmates by reading their letters, selecting books from our collection of donated materials and sending books to inmates in response to their requests. We also staff the two lending libraries located in the Champaign, IL County jails. If you would prefer to work behind the scenes, we can also utilize your unique skills managing volunteers, coordinating book donations and fund raising, as well as many other education & outreach as well as technical tasks.
- Education Justice Project: The mission of the Education Justice Project is to build a model college-in-prison program that demonstrates the positive impacts of higher education upon incarcerated people, their families, the communities from which they come, the host institution, and society as a whole.
- Prison Justice Project (an EJP Program): The mission of the Prison Justice Project is to bring social justice and awareness to issues pertaining to incarceration through organizing monthly forums at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ultimately, we hope that the Prison Justice Project will become a large, diverse community of individuals who are passionate about transforming the current criminal justice system. Most members of the Prison Justice Project are undergraduate students, but membership is open to all.
State Based Programs:
- The 3 R's Project: The 3Rs (Reading Reduces Recidivism) Project is a statewide effort to build the library resources available to adult prisoners in the 26 prisons in the state of Illinois. We collect requests lists from prison library staff and help arrange book transfers. This is accomplished in several ways:
- Librarians come to a collection site to choose books they need, then transport them back to their libraries.
- A volunteer may deliver donations directly to a prison or arrange a meet-up between prison staff and a volunteer to transfer books.
- 3Rs uses monetary donations to purchase books that are needed but rarely donated
Federal Based Programs:
None listed at this time.
Future/Possible Programs:
None listed at this time.
Related Government Agencies
Champaign County Circuit Clerk (Court Information)
Main website
Champaign County Sheriff's Office and Jail
Main website
Champaign County States Attorney
Main website
Champaign Police Department
Main website
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Main website
Federal Investigative Agencies
Department of Justice Links
Illinois Department of Corrections
Main website
Parole Division
Parkland Campus Police
Main Website
University of Illinois Police
Main website
Urbana Police Department
Main website
Yellow Pages for other area Government and Policing bodies (websites in results where available)
Click on the chart for clickable links or go directly to the criminal justice subgroups for summaries and additional information:
Two groups that would implement and oversee the recommendations are still in the process of being created:
- Restorative and Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (implementation)
- Community Engagement Oversight Commission
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Report: http://cheatsheetcc.blogspot.com/2017/12/justice-and-mental-health-collaboration.html
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