As Dr. Dennis Deer likes to say, “in order to get something you never had, you have to do something you’ve never done.” LCLC’s long time Vice President of Organizational Health and Management, Dr. Deer...
For Deshawn Nelson, like so many young people growing up in North Lawndale, a Chicago neighborhood desecrated by the effects of systemic economic and racial injustice, gangs and drugs, unemployment and poverty were simply a...
If you have a passion to make a difference in the world and want to be a part of making sure that everyone, from every zip code in Chicago, no matter the color of their...
As our nation celebrates Independence Day, a lot of people like to talk about how proud they are that we live in the “land of the free.” How proud they are of our country that...
For Amy Campanelli, restorative justice is more than just a passion. It's a legacy. LCLC’s new Vice President of Restorative Justice, who comes to us from having spent the last six years as the Cook County...
April 4th marked the 54th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s tragic death. That day was a time for many of us to reflect on Dr. King and his tireless work fighting for equal voting...
At 20 years old, Anita Stevens was in college studying to become a nurse when North Lawndale police arrested her. Anita remembers the shock of handcuffs gripping her wrists and sitting in the back of...
A lot of people I’m introduced to for the first time, hearing that I’m at Lawndale Christian Legal Center (LCLC) working for equal justice for young people caught in the criminal legal system in Chicago,...
When Louis J. was arrested, he was on track to become another statistic, lost in a failing criminal justice system. As an incarcerated young adult, less than 24 years old, Louis would face a 75%...
It seems like such a logical equation: the more tax dollars we invest in police forces and prisons to round up law breakers and keep them off the streets, the safer our communities should be....
