Roseland now home to first-of-its-kind community law office

ARPA funds open community law office in Roseland, offering families legal defense and support – Chicago Sun-Times

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said the center is a critical step toward addressing judicial inequities. “Incarceration alone does not create safety. Legal systems should not simply process people,” she said. “They should protect rights, address harm and expand opportunity.”

First-of-its-kind community law office opens in Roseland, offering families legal defense and support

Cook County officials met in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the Freedom Defense Center of Roseland, a first-of-its-kind community law office that aims to take traditional criminal legal defense out of the courtroom and into the community.At the center, 11437 S. Michigan Ave., a local public defense team will work with families and organizations to provide more informed courtroom advocacy, including legal defe…

Roseland now home to first-of-its-kind community law office

CHICAGO — Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood is now home to a first-of-its-kind community law office designed to help people with re-entry services. The new office was opened as part of an initiative from Cook County and the Cook County Public Defender’s Office to provide wrap-around support for people looking to take the next step in their lives. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines A ribbon cutting was held on Tuesday morning for th…