Murphy v. Raoul, 16-cv-11471 Northern District of Illinois
The court found that the Illinois Department of Corrections' policy of continuing to incarcerate individuals with "three to life" terms of mandatory supervised release after they have finished their prison sentences solely because they cannot find housing violates the U.S. constitution.
Barnes v. Jeffreys, 20-cv-2137 Northern District of Illinois
A federal court found an Illinois statute prohibiting more than one registrant from residing at the same address while on parole violates the Eighth Amendment and Equal Protection Clause.
"[A]ffordable housing units and residential rehabilitative programs willing and capable of accepting sex offenders are not compliant ... As a result, Plaintiffs are imprisoned beyond the terms of their sentences." – U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall
Stone v. Jeffreys, 21-cv-5616 Northern District of Illinois
A certified class action on behalf of individuals who remain imprisoned in the Illinois Department of Corrections beyond the completion of their sentences of incarceration solely because they cannot afford housing that meets the requirements of state law and IDOC policy.