We are so pleased to announce that Amy Campanelli, former Cook County Public Defender, has become our Vice President of Restorative Justice. Here is the press release about it. We hope you’ll join us in...
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...
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, over-policing black communities became the national conversation. But the fact is, even though it’s not being talked about, public defense is critical to ending this problem as well....
Lawndale Christian Legal Center's work was featured on Fox 32 Chicago. ...
Lawndale Christian Legal Center's work was featured in Block Club Chicago. NORTH LAWNDALE — A West Side legal aid group was recognized as one of the most impactful nonprofits in the country for its work reshaping...
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....
