Chicago Beyond’s vision for holistic safety in corrections

Chicago Beyond is creating a different vision for what safety can look like for incarcerated people, their families and corrections staff.

By Lynnea Domienik
Chicago Beyond’s vision for ‘holistic safety’ in corrections
Chicago Beyond will hold a panel discussion on holistic safety in corrections May 24. Courtesy of Chicago Beyond
Chicago Beyond’s vision for ‘holistic safety’ in corrections
Chicago Beyond will hold a panel discussion on holistic safety in corrections May 24. Courtesy of Chicago Beyond

Chicago Beyond’s vision for holistic safety in corrections

Chicago Beyond is creating a different vision for what safety can look like for incarcerated people, their families and corrections staff.

By Lynnea Domienik
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Next week, Chicago Beyond will unveil a new publication and initiative to forge a path toward holistic safety for people impacted by incarceration. The group will bring together current and former correctional officers, formerly incarcerated people and their families for an event May 24.

Reset learns more about what’s needed to keep people safe inside and outside of correctional walls.

GUESTS: Nneka Jones Tapia, managing director of justice initiatives for Chicago Beyond; former warden of Cook County JailAndy Potter, founder of One Voice United; retired corrections officer

Ronald Simpson-Bey, executive vice president of JustLeadershipUSA