Brian gets an inside look at how the Sheriff acquired a massive MRAP truck from the 1033 Program.
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A Day at Stateville captures life as it is on the inside
Brian previews A Day at Stateville, a play written by men currently incarcerated in Stateville prison and performed by men formerly incarcerated there.
Petition to reinstate James Kilgore: Educator, activist, and father
Brian weighs in on the recent brouhaha surrounding James Kilgore's employment at the University of Illinois.
Pete Seeger’s 1958 visit to U of I amidst the Red Scare
Brian traces the history of Pete Seeger's 1958 visit to the University of Illinois and previews some upcoming events related to Seeger's life and work.
Where is Sam Rosenberg getting his cake?
Brian has been wondering lately where Sam Rosenberg's money is coming from for his campaign, so he addresses that topic here.
Saturday: March for Trayvon Martin
From the press release: The Champaign County NAACP, CU Citizens for Peace and Justice, National Council of African American Men, Citizens with Convictions, NorthEnd Breakfast Club, Sisternet, Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, AON CCAD, along …
Another senseless arrest of African-American youth
This article first appeared on July 13 on ucimc.org, and we reprint it here with permission. A twenty-three year-old African-American man came to a CUCPJ meeting July 13 to tell us the horrors of his …
The big business of mass incarceration
Brian discusses how privatization destroyed an award-winning suicide prevention program in Champaign County jail.
Community Justice Task Force to report at tomorrow’s County Board meeting
Come to the County Board Meeting June 25 Hear the report of the Community Justice Task Force We urge everyone to attend the presentation of the final report of the Community Justice Task Force, June …
What’s in a name? Two buildings named after African American women
Brian highlights two extraordinary women who should never be forgotten.