January, 2012 - Statement by Colleen Connell, Executive Director of the ACLU of Illinois

January, 2012 - Center for Victims of Torture

January, 2012 - Amnesty International USA

December, 2011 - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

December, 2011 - Detention Watch Network

December, 2011 - Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America

The weekly Friday morning vigil that was temporarily moved to 101 W Congress Parkway has been moved back to the Broadview Detention Center because the facility has been re-opened for processing of deportations.  

November, 2011 - National Religious Campaign Against Torture

The Senate may soon pass a version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes provisions making it more difficult to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay and explicitly allowing for the indefinite detention, without trial, of individuals believed to be associated with Al Qaeda or the Taliban. Please contact your Senators today and ask them to Fix the NDAA!

November, 2011 - Campaign for US Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

November, 2011 - National Religious Campaign Against Torture

November, 2011 - Just Detention International

On November 10, more than 300,000 adults and children – our neighbors, family members, and fellow human beings – had been sexually abused behind bars while waiting for the U.S. Attorney General to adopt national standards to end prisoner rape. Enough is enough! Tell Attorney General Holder to act now to protect all detainees from sexual violence.