Organizing
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Campaigns
End Perpetual Punishment
The IL Murder Registry and other public conviction registries are under-researched, partially because of a lack of police transparency. However, we do know they do not keep us safe and they have a detrimental impact for those on them.
Repealing the Illinois Murder Registry would further racial justice, economic justice, and increase public safety.
The CTJC Organizing Team spent many months compiling research, surveying, and speaking to survivors on the registry. Published in September 2023, this report is the first of its kind.
Court Support
CTJC confronts the isolation inherent in navigating the criminal legal system by organizing supporters to show up in solidarity at survivors’ court dates. In doing so, we hold survivors and their family members in community as their experiences evolve and take shape within the constructs of an oppressive criminal legal system. We strategize with survivors and advocates to guide the ongoing work of our movement for justice.
To request support for your upcoming court date, email Mark Clements at mark@chicagotorturejustice.org
