With lack of sanitation and so many vulnerable people it is past time to FREE STATEVILLE NOW.
It is critical that Governor Pritzker release the elderly and other vulnerable people from Stateville Prisons. It is truly a matter of life and death.
On March 12th the Illinois Coalition for Higher Education in Prison (IL-CHEP) presented a letter to the governor demanding a review of all people in Illinois prisons and jails who are elderly or infirm, with an eye toward providing medical furloughs or compassionate release to as many of them as possible. Add your voice to the letter here.
Take further action to free them now at the Free The People Coalition.
Damon Locks is a visual artist, educator, vocalist/musician, and deejay. He teaches art at Stateville Prison with the Prison + Neighborhood Arts Project (PNAP).
Black and white pen and ink drawings of prison, or jail, cells, with light ink splattering behind. The doors are open and the words written inside state: “OPEN THE GATES”. In second image, text states: “FREE STATEVILLE NOW.”
