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More than a century ago, Illinois pioneered the approach to treat children differently than adults in the criminal justice system. Our juvenile court system and...
06 March, 2026
More than a century ago, Illinois pioneered the approach to treat children differently than adults in the criminal justice system. Our juvenile court system and...
For the last 15 years, Cliff Nellis, President and CEO of Lawndale Christian Legal Center, has been a restorative justice champion and worked to provide...
The Dr. Dennis Deer Community Justice Center is grabbing headlines.This $22.5 million investment in our community is a new model for an alternative to incarceration...
Deer Center will serve all LCLC clients & provide housing to 20 young men on probation Lawndale Christian Legal Center (LCLC) today opened a new West...
Growing up, Fredrick Dennis and his siblings didn’t have it easy. His father wasn’t around. His stepfather was physically abusive, and often beat Fredrick and his...
- with Maurice Harris “It’s what should be in every child's household. We see it in sitcoms, TV shows, movies - clear, tangible goals and support...
- by Jonathan “Pastah J” Brooks One of my favorite quotes from Dr. Wayne “Coach” Gordon is: “Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly.” If it's...
Today, Cathryn Crawford is a public defense attorney with decades of experience under her belt, who spends her days seeking justice for folks on Texas’...
Every kid deserves to grow up feeling safe. “A young man named Tyrone was one of my first clients. And it wasn't easy at first....
For 15 years, Lawndale Christian Legal Center (LCLC) has been guiding youth through, and away from, Chicago’s justice system. By transforming the way young people...
When Tyrone’s grandmother first saw his newborn face, she thought it looked a little squishy. A little mushed.So she gave him the nickname Mush. And...
CHICAGO (August 28, 2023) The Cook County Sheriff’s Office today received 2,000 life-saving naloxone devices from a Kentucky-based pharmaceutical company via Lawndale Christian Legal Center. The...
Executive Director Cliff Nellis recommends business practices in policing in an op-ed in Crain’s Chicago Business.
Matthew McFarland shares his personal story and talks about LCLC’s mission on WLS ‘Take 1’ with Bill Cameron.
CBS-2 scheduled an interview with Matthew McFarland to talk about reform in Illinois. The story changed when a man walked into the interview and suffered an opioid overdose.
Block Club Chicago shares news that LCLC received a state grant for its Community Release with Support program.
Former client Luis Gonzalez shares his story about how LCLC helped connect him to affordable housing after an arrest.
Executive Director Cliff Nells appears on the American Bar Association Journal’s ‘Asked & Answered’ podcast.
Napoleon English talks to WGN-9 about violence in Chicago.
LCLC partners with The Bail Project on this op-ed to explain the benefits of Community Release with Support in this Springfield newspaper.
Executive Director Cliff Nellis talks to WGN Daytime Chicago about LCLC programs and services.
