August 18, 2022 -- Illinois prison infrastructure is deteriorating. Legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal type of pneumonia, was found in the water at Stateville and Joliet Treatment Center. We demand humane conditions and releases NOW!

learn more about the campaign: Prison Water Crisis

Coalition Overview

The Coalition to Decarcerate IL is a group of loved ones of the incarcerated, currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, activists, and creatives working towards abolition and fighting for the rights and dignity of currently incarcerated individuals and their loved ones. Our coalition works to achieve our mission through campaign organizing, political education, and the direct support of people with loved ones behind bars.

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loved ones training series

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Field Direction & CDI Liaison, David A. Moran
Additional Cinematography & Direction by Caullen Hudson
Page Photos & Direct Action Photography by Isaiah Hester

“They are still packing us into bullpens like sardines! They do not social distance us when they are holding us in bullpens. The cell house bullpens are almost as big as our cells and they tend to pack about 8-12 inmates in a small bullpen."  
Person Incarcerated in Stateville Prison via the report
A CULTURE OF DISPOSABILITY: A COVID-19 CONDITIONS IN ILLINOIS PRISONS SURVEY