Rally calls on Governor J.B. Pritzker to honor constitutional right to rehabilitation

Rally calls on Governor J.B. Pritzker to honor constitutional right to rehabilitation

“My husband has a changed heart,” said Denise Bartik, who stood with a crowd of other advocates outside Governor J.B. Pritzker’s office in downtown Chicago on Thursday to call for compassion and a reinstatement of parole in Illinois. Jeff Bartik, her husband, has served 48 years in state prisons for murder. His clemency petition was […]

Illinois Parole Rally: Advocates Push HB 2764 in Chicago

Nearly 50 advocates rallied outside Gov. Pritzker’s Chicago office on Constitution Day, urging Illinois lawmakers to revive parole through HB 2764.