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The Illinois Department of Corrections has placed a temporary ban on physical mail via an emergency ruling by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR). Instead, mail is being scanned across all Illinois prisons, with those incarcerated no longer receiving mail directly from their loved ones.

The Last Letter
“We Like Real Mail!”
Sat, Nov 22, 1-5PM
Great Space (5th Floor), Art and Exhibitions Building, UIC
400 S. Peoria, Chicago IL 60607

Please join us to:
1. Write letters to every single person in Logan Correctional Center.
2. Write brief emails to oppose the new letter scanning policy before Nov 24, when this ban could become permanent.
3. Hear a presentation + Q&A from Restore Justice about mail policies in IL prisons!

Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. Elevator access available to the space.

This is a project led by grad students in a ART 541/SOC 543: Prison Aesthetics & Policy course, featuring Restore Justice, a Chicago non-profit organization working to convene others on this issue.

Note: 400 S. Peoria St., is located 50 feet north of the UIC-Halsted CTA Stop Blueline (at Peoria)
Directions and parking info here

RSVP link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-last-letter-we-like-real-mail-tickets-1965585916388