Resources

Updated in Summer 2026.

Short film about the impact of death-by-incarceration sentences on families and communities across the state.

An overwhelming majority of Illinois voters support parole and want it restored in the state, according to a recent statewide poll commissioned by Parole Illinois and Campaign Zero, a data-driven organization focused on ending police violence and mass incarceration. Published March 27, 2025.

Who We Are: Stories of People Incarcerated in Illinois with Life Sentences. Booklet made possible in part by a grant from Illinois Humanities’ Envisioning Justice Program and the Ohio Wesleyan University Scholarly Leave Program.