The Illinois Prisoner Rights Coalition is a group of organizers, advocates, students, faith leaders, formerly incarcerated and directly impacted members of our community. We advocate for justice and transparency for inmates being mistreated and neglected while incarcerated in the state of Illinois. We are building our partnership with advocacy organizations and faith based institutions statewide, and we welcome your support. We aim to improve conditions of confinement for people incarcerated across the state of Illinois through advocacy, public awareness, civic engagement, community education, legislation and litigation.
Join us to organize events, launch social media and call campaigns, and do what it takes to protect the rights of incarcerated people in Illinois.
Your financial support allows us to organize events, directly support incarcerated people in needed of emergency support, and much more. If you'd like to give a donation of supplies, please visit the contact us page.
Support us by showing up to demand change with us at rallies, die-ins, and whatever else comes this way.
Mya is a college student that studies political science at Southern New Hampshire University. She was born in Kankakee County, where she currently resides. She was directly impacted by law-enforcement failures that led to quadriplegia and because of that she began her work in advocacy. Mya is on the board of a few social justice organizations and also leads the state in disability advocacy as Ms. Wheelchair Illinois.
Sophia is a college student studying Justice and Peace studies at Georgetown University. She was born and raised in Kankakee, Illinois, and has been involved in activism efforts to achieve racial justice in her communities for the last six years.
Kyle is a recent college graduate and studied Nutrition at Illinois State University. He was raised in Morton, IL, became proactive in activist work in 2020, and believes that those who are incarcerated deserve better. He would like to thank his direct and indirect antiracism educators for helping shape him as a person: ‘Weeze’ Doran, Trudi Lebron, Myisha T. Hill, Lettie Shumate, Janaya Future, Aycee Brown, Costanza Eliana, and AHUS.
Natalie is a marketing professional born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Living in Chicago for the past decade, she’s committed to fighting for the rights of incarcerated people, who’s own voices and power have been suppressed by the justice system.