COVID-19 Exposes the Detrimental Impact of Housing Restriction Laws on Releasing People from Prison

During COVID-19, our Governor and others have shown leadership in modifying some impediments to IDOC taking swifter action to save lives and improve conditions in prison. There remain many such pressing opportunities to act to temporarily lift housing and care barriers. Governmental actors must collaborate to find ways to best reintegrate people to communities. Incarceration remains a hugely expensive and dangerous solution that will continue to be untenable.