Join BPI in welcoming three outstanding individuals to our Board of Directors: Jadine Chou, Bob Raidt, and Sarah Walker Pauls. Jadine Chou Chief Safety And Security Officer Chicago Public Schools Jadine Chou joined Chicago Public Schools in 2011 where she…
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In partnership with the Roosevelt University Policy Research Collaborative (PRC), BPI held a release event on September 20 to launch a new report: “No Place to Call Home: Navigating Reentry Housing in Chicago.” BPI policy analyst Madeleine Hamlin collaborated with…
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Two years ago, BPI advocated for the closure of a youth prison located in Kewanee, IL. Since then, the youth prison has been closed and its facilities repurposed to house a groundbreaking new institution, the Kewanee Life Skills Reentry Center…
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On August 20, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law SB3388, the Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) Eligibility Expansion bill. BPI served as lead advocate for this legislation, which provides access to programs that offer probation and rehabilitation services instead of prison sentences to persons…
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BPI’s new Annual Report has arrived, offering a glimpse into what we’re working to accomplish in police accountability, affordable housing, early childhood learning, criminal justice reform, and community building. It also features the great gift of stirring words from author…
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BPI is pleased to share a new report on the Altgeld-Riverdale neighborhood’s PreKindergarten to Kindergarten Transitions Project (PKTP), a program that promotes an intentional approach to early educational transitions through the implementation of classroom and community transition practices. PKTP brings…
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Our legal interns and PILI Fellows have arrive and are now hard at work assisting our program staff in areas related to justice reform, housing, and early childhood education. We’re thrilled to have them on board! Ariel Hairston: PILI Fellow…
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Click here to view our event photo album on Facebook. Congratulations to the BPI 2018 CHAMPIONS OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST KHALIL GIBRAN MUHAMMAD Keynote Speaker Dr. Muhammad is Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and former…
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As part of its efforts to reduce the Illinois prison population and expand alternatives to incarceration, BPI—in partnership with the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council, Illinois State Bar Association and Adult Redeploy Illinois—jointly sponsored an informational session for Illinois state…
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Join BPI in welcoming our two newest directors: Steve Catlett and Chris Coon. Steve Catlett Head – US Litigation & Americas Employment Aon Steve is responsible for all U.S. litigation as well as all employment issues in North and South America…
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