Welcome to CLAIM
Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM) provides legal and educational services to maintain the bond between imprisoned mothers and their children.
CLAIM advocates for policies and programs that benefit families of imprisoned mothers and reduce incarceration of women and girls. (Read more)
Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Protect Pregnant Inmates
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Thinking of Moms and Kids at the Holidays
One of the hardest things for young kids is not having their mom there on Christmas morning. Until the day when we win the battle against prison sentences for nonviolent offenses, and a policy of keeping families together, it's nice to see this story by the Chicago Tribune's Bonnie Miller Rubin. |
Make a donation today to help celebrate CLAIM's hard work to win the new state law protecting pregnant women! We are ecstatic that pregant women in Cook County have greater protection, but more work is needed to extend this protection to women in Illinois prisons. Please consider a donation today to help CLAIM continue to strive to protect human rights, and to support our legal aid and client education programs in the coming year to maintain the mother-child bond.




