This month’s member spotlight features Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, executive director of Live Free Illinois. Bates-Chamberlain was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. She is committed to furthering the fight for social and economic justice by strengthening communities through radical theology.

From Victim to Defendant: The Rise of Survivors Justice Laws
The Council on Criminal Justice and a panel of experts examined how survivors justice laws laws are being implemented, what challenges have emerged, and what policymakers and practitioners can learn from early experience across states.

