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Upcoming Family Law Clinic and Divorce Trainings
Fri, 02/12/2010 - 4:31pm | 
elizabeth
CLAIM will host a training session on divorce on Wednesday, March 10th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm, and a training for volunteers interested in our Family Law Clinic on Saturday, March 13th from 10am - 3:45 pm.
Jazz Benefit
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 10:52am | elizabeth
Friday, April 9 at 6:00 pm
Bottom Lounge
Dee Alexander
& her band
~
Laura Washington, Emcee
Delicious Buffet ~ Desserts
Cash Bar
8th Circuit Court of Appeals holds shackling woman during labor unconstitutional
Sat, 10/24/2009 - 7:08pm | gail
On October 2, 2009 the federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals found that shackling a woman to her hospital bed during labor is cruel and unusual punishment, and unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment. CLAIM was among 34 advocacy groups nationwide that submitted an amicus brief in the case. You can read the en banc decision in the case here.
Interrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers in the United States at UIC
Fri, 09/25/2009 - 11:45am | elizabeth
From August 24 to September 23, the art exhibit Interrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers in the United States was on display at the University of Illinois Chicago campus. Curated by Rickie Solinger, the exhibit uses the original art of hundreds of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated mothers across the country to convey the heart-rending separation that incarcerated mothers and their children face every day. The exhibit featured works that members of our Visible Voices group created in 2005.
Hearing on Children of the Incarcerated
Fri, 09/25/2009 - 11:33am | elizabeth
On Friday, September 18, the Illinois House of Representatives Youth and Family Committee held a hearing on children of incarcerated parents. The hearing was the culmination of months of hard work by Advocacy Coordinator Darlene Horton in partnership with a coalition convened by the Community Renewal Society.
Create guardianships so children can stay with trusted caregivers, and out of the foster care system. Teach mothers in jail about family law and the best interest of the child. Host meetings for formerly imprisoned women. Testify at public hearings to win humane policy. Meet with corrections officials to make visits better for children. These are a few things that CLAIM staff and volunteers do to bring justice to incarcerated mothers and their children. You can help us make a difference. Please be as generous as possible.
Current Size: 100%
- Approximately 80% of the 16,239 women in Chicago’s Cook County Jail in 2004 were mothers.
- About 80% of women detained at Cook County Jail are charged with non-violent crimes.
Because children need their mothers.