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Aug 19, 2020 · In the spring of 2019, the civil commitment working group of Black and Pink: Chicago, a prison abolitionist organization, sent a survey to 569 people being held in Rushville — which the ...
Mar 11, 2020 · The Rushville Treatment and Detention Facility sits on the outskirts of town. The Treatment and Detention Facility in Rushville houses 547 violent sexual offenders who have served their prison sentences but who the state considers too dangerous to be in society.
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1. Civil commitment at Rushville Treatment and Detention Facility is punishment, not treatment. 2. Civil commitment at Rushville disproportionately harms people from marginalized groups, particularly LGBTQ+, Black, multiracial, and Indigenous people. 3. Rushville is a violent place with poor living conditions. 4.
Sep 10, 2020 · When COVID-19 hit the U.S., residents of the Rushville Treatment and Detention Facility—a facility for people sentenced under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act (725 ILCS 207) — were buzzing with hopes of going home or the terror of possibly dying. As it is, once probable cause is found, a life sentence generally ensues.
- Two Critiques of “Civil Commitment”
- New Data: A Survey of Individuals Held in A “Civil Commitment” Facility
- Conclusions
Some advocates call civil commitment facilities “shadow prisons,”5 in part because of how little news coverage they receive and how murky their practices are. In Illinois, for example, the Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities are overseen by the John Howard Association, an independent prison watchdog organization. But Rushville Treatment and ...
A recent report from Illinois (which I co-authored) goes beyond the numbers and reports that for many, civil commitment seems like a life sentence. This 2022 report, based on a 2019 study of residents at Rushville Treatment and Detention Facility (one of Illinois’ two civil commitment facilities), exposed demographic disparities, discrimination and...
Civil commitment facilities are not only legally and ethically dubious, they also fail to deliver on the very objectives that justified their creation. Even still, the trend toward preventative and “therapeutic” forms of detention that are fueled by biased and error-filled algorithms and risk assessment tools is growing. As one reporter from Texas ...
Dec 1, 2023 · The report highlights data and practices from the civil commitment facility in Rushville, Illinois. Despite claims of therapy and healing, two-thirds of Rushville residents have spent time in solitary confinement, a psychologically damaging practice for a person supposedly being treated for a mental health issue.
Feb 14, 2013 · Rushville facility for dangerous sex offenders to expand. By KURT ERICKSON - H&R Springfield Bureau Chief. Feb 14, 2013. SPRINGFIELD — At the same time Gov. Pat Quinn is closing prisons and...
