Jennifer Soble

Committed optimist and champion of decarceration. Founder & ED of @ILPrisonProject & @ippaction. Mom. Better lawyer than tweeter. We all need hope.

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

Prosecutors keep arguing that clemency should be reserved for "miscarriages of justice." That's bullshit. Clemency is mercy, and we must create space for and normalize mercy every chance we get. #commutation #clemency #mercy #secondchances

[Alan Mills @alan_uplc]

There are no states where all prisoners have access to legal support. We must build an infrastructure so that every prisoner has access to legal representation. 1/2 https://t.co/tjLIMw6S6c

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

Thankful to the brilliant folks at @_inquest_ for letting me share some thoughts on the state of access to counsel for incarcerated people (spoiler: its dismal and we must do more).
https://t.co/YkO0C7cTqv

[Alan Mills @alan_uplc]

To be clear, I am retiring from the Executive Director position. I intend to spend (some of) my retirement continuing to fight for Illinois prisoners. So, if anyone from the IDOC is reading this, it is too soon to celebrate!

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

Such an honor to be recognized by the giants at @NACDL, and incredibly grateful to accept this award on behalf of @ILPrisonProject.

[NACDL @NACDL]

NACDL News Release: @ILPrisonProject Receives the 2024 Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award

Read more: https://t.co/XETj77v2Re

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

@ILPrisonProject is now on TikTok! If you are too, give us a follow there: https://t.co/YmpkViCcAT

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

No new prisons.

[Illinois Prison Project @ILPrisonProject]

We couldn't agree more with Bill's reasons for tearing down these prisons -- for good. Illinois has many current and potential paths to reducing our prison population. Now is the time!
https://t.co/R3EstC6ylz

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

Huge congratulations to @ILPrisonProject Ambassador Rogelio Richart Jr on the opening on his auto-body shop and the work he's doing to give #secondchances to others. ❤️🚘

https://t.co/SnmewL02zt

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

CR's parole was denied. He will not go back before our parole board for 10 years. We can't create a system that grants freedom to only the exceptional. If we don't parole regular people-who work hard, are loving, are committed to their community-then parole is not meaningful.

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

CR had housing and two jobs waiting for him. He had not secured acceptance into an elite institution, had not written stories published in national outlets. He had just worked hard to make himself a better person and to survive and thrive in a truly toxic environment.

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

Next, CR, also a remarkable person who has served his sentence in a heinous facility without access to college, the LSAT, or law school professors. Also had his sentence reduced under Miller. Deeply supported by his community, his family, and his friends.

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

BK is now on work release, and would have attended law school from prison if he had to. He was granted parole. Not at all surprising. BK deserved to be free. He's an inspiration, but *should not set the bar for parole.*

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

First: BK, a remarkable person whose accomplishments from behind bars are astonishing. After his life sentence was reduced under Miller, BK graduated from college while in prison, took the LSAT, and got accepted to a Tier I law school. He now works for several law professors.

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

Illinois' PRb considered 2 youth parole cases today. Youth parole allows people who commit crimes before their 21st bday to seek release after 20 yrs for murder (sooner for less serious crimes).

TLDR: If parole is only granted in "exceptional" cases, then the system is a farce.

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

Daily reminder that around 20% of the nearly 30k people in Illinois’ prisons are elderly.

We have no mechanism for mid-sentence review, so people are held in prison years and years longer than necessary for public safety. 🫠

[Illinois Prison Project @ILPrisonProject]

IPP is thrilled to welcome home our client, Tonya “Bam” Woods, who was released today after over 38 years in prison. Bam was represented by pro bono attorney Tara Goodarzi who worked hand-in-hand with Bam to tell the true story of her life and her humanity. (1/5)

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

@vidabjohnson Congratulations to you all and to your client!!! Fantastic work.

[LPE Blog @LPEblog]

Today, @premaldharia concludes our symposium on @j_simonson's *Radical Acts of Justice,* by discussing a crisis of purpose in public defense - whose workers must contend with the reality that a better world may obviate the need for their labor.

https://t.co/CXgveFGYTj

[Jennifer Soble @jsoble1]

Morning me: I'm going to write today!
Mid-day me: as soon as I clean this data, finish four meetings, call the IRS, call the Secretary of State, fix a reporting error....

[Jake M. Grumbach @JakeMGrumbach]

If you're looking for eclipse glasses right now you understand why same day voter registration is important