Bill Text: IL HR0948 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends and congratulates the John Howard Association (JHA) on 125 years of service. Expresses gratitude for the association's steadfast work on behalf of incarcerated individuals, their families and support networks, and communities throughout Illinois.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2026-05-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0948 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR0948-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to commend the John Howard Association | ||||||
| 4 | (JHA) on 125 years of dedicated service; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, JHA was founded as the Central Howard Association | ||||||
| 6 | in Chicago on December 10, 1901, and the organization adopted | ||||||
| 7 | the name John Howard Association in 1946; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, JHA is the only organization in Illinois that | ||||||
| 9 | provides independent, citizen-led correctional oversight, an | ||||||
| 10 | essential function for increasing transparency, understanding | ||||||
| 11 | the realities of the prison system, and advancing meaningful | ||||||
| 12 | reform; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, JHA is committed to upholding the dignity and | ||||||
| 14 | humanity of people incarcerated in Illinois, and the | ||||||
| 15 | association is grounded in the belief that every individual | ||||||
| 16 | deserves respect regardless of legal status or personal | ||||||
| 17 | characteristics; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, JHA recognizes that the lived experiences of | ||||||
| 19 | incarcerated individuals and correctional staff are vital to | ||||||
| 20 | shaping effective and informed policy; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Through JHA's direct observation and | ||||||
| 2 | documentation of conditions inside Illinois prisons, the | ||||||
| 3 | organization identifies issues and information that might | ||||||
| 4 | otherwise remain unseen, strengthening accountability and | ||||||
| 5 | guiding advocacy efforts; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, JHA remains dedicated to the vision of a | ||||||
| 7 | correctional system that is equitable, reduces harm, and | ||||||
| 8 | honors the humanity of all people; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 10 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we commend and congratulate the John Howard Association (JHA) | ||||||
| 12 | on 125 years of service, and we express gratitude for the | ||||||
| 13 | association's steadfast work on behalf of incarcerated | ||||||
| 14 | individuals, their families and support networks, and | ||||||
| 15 | communities throughout Illinois. | ||||||
