I. Department of Labor
II. Criminal Record Repository
III. State Attorney General
IV. State Department of
Corrections
V. State Department of
Parole/Probation
VI. Legal Assistance
VII. Local Service Providers
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Illinois I. Illinois Department of Employment Security
Information about State Department of Labor resources may be of interest to:
II. Criminal Record Repository The state of Illinois only permits complete rap sheets to be reviewed through a process called Access and Review by an official reviewing agency such as any law enforcement agency (police or sheriff department) or correctional facility. An individual must fill out an Access and Review Card and provide a full set of fingerprints. Agencies may charge a fee for access and review requests. (The fee may be waived if the person can demonstrate indigency.) The reviewing agency will contact the person within 90 days to review the record. The person cannot keep a copy of the records; however, he or she can copy the information. The reviewing agency should inform the person of the right to challenge any or all of the information contained on the rap sheet. -or- To request conviction information from the Bureau of Information, a non-fingerprint or fingerprint request can be made directly to the Illinois Bureau of Identification. Non-Fingerprint Conviction Information Request-Form ISP6-405B: Provides a search of the Illinois State Police computerized criminal history record files to produce a subject record which matches identifiers used in the search (e.g., name, sex, race, and date of birth). The fee is $12. Fingerprint Conviction Information Request-Form ISP6-404B: Provides a fingerprint-based criminal history search of the Illinois State Police computerized criminal history record files and confirms a positive identification of the subject to whom the fingerprints contained on the fingerprint request form belong. The fee is $14.
III. State Attorney General
IV. State Department of Corrections Illinois Correctional Industries Illinois Correctional Industries (ICI) provides products designed and manufactured by adults incarcerated in the Illinois correctional system. ICI operates factories, farms, and service programs throughout the state. These enterprises employ more than 1,700 prisoners. The products and services produced at the numerous plants and farms located across the state range from data entry services to traditional/contemporary wood furniture to food products. Correctional Industries plants also produce city and highway signs, a wide selection of men's and women's garments, silk-screen/embroidery, complete range of maintenance supplies, and eyeglasses. Illinois Department of Corrections The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) operates 12 work release centers called Adult Transitional Centers (ATC). Two of the centers are for women. Inmates who are within two years of their release date and classified as minimum-security risks may apply for placement at an ATC through their facility counselor. IDOC is very selective about who may be transferred. Once an inmate is placed in an ATC, s/he must work or go to school and return to the center when not engaged in an approved activity in the community. The addresses and phone number of the Adult Transitional Centers are available by calling 217-526-0844 or visiting the following the web site: www.idoc.state.il.us/Institutions/addresses.htm. New Organization Name
V. Illinois Department of Corrections Bureau of Field OperationsThe Bureau of Field Operations supervises all adult and juvenile parolees as well as those inmates who are in their homes on electronic monitoring. Parole agents are assisted by the Placement and Resource Unit (PRU) which provides programming for parolees. The PRU develops and monitors drug and mental health treatment programs and then monitors their effectiveness throughout the year. The PRU also develops residential placement, emergency housing, and educational and vocational programs for all field operations clients. Illinois Probation Services The Probation Services Division of the Supreme Court of Illinois provides services to chief judges and probation staff in all circuits. The purpose of the Division of Probation is the development, establishment, promulgation and enforcement of uniform standards for probation services in the state. Probation offices are located throughout Illinois in county districts. Probation staff supervise juvenile and adult offenders sentenced to a term of court supervision or probation by the county court system. The probation officers monitor the offender's compliance to court-ordered conditions of probation and ensure that probationers receive other needed services.
VI. Legal Assistance
VII. Local Service Providers
Illinois Employment and Training Centers offer career counseling, including personalized career planning, interest and skills testing, resume development, and interviewing skills assistance. Computers, printers, fax machines and copiers are also available for use in job searches. Safer Foundation The Safer Foundation is a not-for-profit community-based organization that works with incarcerated offenders, parolees and individuals with criminal histories to ensure their successful rehabilitation and return to the community. Safer offers peer-center teaching that focuses on education, job training, social skills, and job placement support. It also offers specialized case management and post placement support for a full year following job placement. Agency Metropolitan Program Services Agency Metropolitan Program Services is part of the North Lawndale Industrial Development Team. It promotes and supports economic growth and health of the community with an emphasis on employment and training programs, economic development and affordable housing issues, education, and other corresponding factors. Prison Action Committee/Community Re-Entry Program (CRP) Prison Action Committee/Community Re-Entry (CRP) is dedicated to assisting returned offenders in making successful transitions back into family and community life. The CRP will create training and job opportunities for returning offenders, based upon their knowledge and skills. The program structure of the CRP consists of four components: . Mental health development . GED/vocational training (specifically areas where people have obtained some training while in prison) . Job creation/business ventures . Low-income housing development STRIVE Chicago Employment Service, Inc. - South STRIVE provides the following programs: (1) Job Readiness Training Program, a free four-week training that prepares individuals to enter the workforce and build stable work histories; (2) Job Training and Economic Development (JTED) Health Care Industry, in which participants receive paid on-the-job training, certificate of completion, state certification and employee benefits (this program is not available to people with felony convictions or current drug use); (3) Fathers at Work Initiative, designed to assist non-custodial fathers with placement assistance, post-placement services, support services, and career advancement services; (4) Food Placement, a free four-week training program with Eurest Dining Services located at Roosevelt University, during which clients receive experience in Food Service, and receive a certificate of completion for each component successfully completed; (5) Hospitality Academy, a free high quality employment training to career oriented individuals who are seeking employment within the hospitality industry; (6) Women Focus Groups; and (7) a Walgreens Training Program, a partnership between STRIVE and Walgreens drug stores to provide on-site customer service/retail training. STRIVE Chicago Employment Service, Inc. - West STRIVE provides the following programs: (1) Job Readiness Training Program, a free four-week training that prepares individuals to enter the workforce and build stable work histories; (2) Job Training and Economic Development (JTED) Health Care Industry, in which participants receive paid on-the-job training, certificate of completion, state certification and employee benefits (this program is not available to people with felony convictions or current drug use); (3) Fathers at Work Initiative, designed to assist non-custodial fathers with placement assistance, post-placement services, support services, and career advancement services; (4) Food Placement, a free four-week training program with Eurest Dining Services located at Roosevelt University, during which clients receive experience in Food Service, and receive a certificate of completion for each component successfully completed; (5) Hospitality Academy, a free high quality employment training to career oriented individuals who are seeking employment within the hospitality industry; (6) Women Focus Groups; and (7) a Walgreens Training Program, a partnership between STRIVE and Walgreens drug stores to provide on-site customer service/retail training. STRIVE Chicago Employment Service, Inc. - North STRIVE provides the following programs: (1) Job Readiness Training Program, a free four-week training that prepares individuals to enter the workforce and build stable work histories; (2) Job Training and Economic Development (JTED) Health Care Industry, in which participants receive paid on-the-job training, certificate of completion, state certification and employee benefits (this program is not available to people with felony convictions or current drug use); (3) Fathers at Work Initiative, designed to assist non-custodial fathers with placement assistance, post-placement services, support services, and career advancement services; (4) Food Placement, a free four-week training program with Eurest Dining Services located at Roosevelt University, during which clients receive experience in Food Service, and receive a certificate of completion for each component successfully completed; (5) Hospitality Academy, a free high quality employment training to career oriented individuals who are seeking employment within the hospitality industry; (6) Women Focus Groups; and (7) a Walgreens Training Program, a partnership between STRIVE and Walgreens drug stores to provide on-site customer service/retail training. Chicago Jobs Council The Chicago Jobs Council (CJC) is an organization of over 100 community-based organizations, civic groups, businesses and individuals. CJC works with its members to ensure access to employment and career advancement opportunities for people in poverty. CJC pursues its goals through advocacy, applied research, public education and capacity-building initiatives focused on influencing the development or reform of public policies and programs. The members of CJC are direct service practitioners, advocates, researchers and employers. North Lawndale Employment Network The North Lawndale Employment Network strives to improve the employment opportunities of North Lawndale residents by identifying their needs, providing technical assistance to both employers and potential employees, and building relationships among employment and training providers, social service agencies, and community groups. NLEN is collaborating on several projects to prepare people with criminal records for the workforce, educate residents about job opportunities in health care, provide a method to assess the readiness of job applicants, implement a cognitive-based work readiness curriculum ("Working It Out"), and strengthen North Lawndale's economic viability through industrial development, job placement, and job creation. Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago works with individuals with criminal histories offering the following services: intake and assessment; pre-employment skills training; occupational skills training; job placement services; and workplace follow-up services. Individuals with criminal records are referred to Goodwill Industries from the Illinois Department of Corrections. Areas of training include: housekeeping/environmental services; office skills; food service; graphic design; added skills assistance program for the deaf and hard of hearing; basic bank skills; and career development. CARA Program The CARA Program assists the homeless and at-risk populations by providing comprehensive training, permanent job placement and critical support services. The CARA Program requires participants to be homeless and/or “at risk”, drug free for at least 4 months, mentally stable, able to work (i.e. child care, ID’s), motivated and able to demonstrate their desire to return to a life of self-sufficiency. Individuals with criminal histories cannot have convictions of serious violent felonies, sexual convictions, or 3 felony convictions within the past 7 years. Referrals are made by shelters, Department of Social Services, Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development and former participants. Women’s Self Employment Project The Women’s Self Employment Project (WESP) provides entrepreneurial training to women primarily from low-income and minority communities. Payment for services is based on a sliding ability-to-pay scale. The organization is developing a pilot program for clients with criminal records. This program will help motivated women learn how to start and run a business as an alternative to getting employed by someone else. A member of the Illinois Department of Corrections serves on the Advisory Board and will act as the program’s referral liaison. Chicago Law Project The Chicago Law Project is an initiative of The Welfare to Work Partnership to assist businesses hire, retrain and advance entry-level workers. The Law Project is designed to help law firms meet their needs in terms of recruiting, hiring, training and retaining staff. Participants complete a 13-week training curriculum covering hard and soft skills specific to working in a law firm. A paid internship as well as a mentor is provided. At the end of the training, candidates are placed with a law firm and receive support skills for an additional year. St. Leonard’s Ministries St. Leonard’s Ministries provides comprehensive residential and case management services to individuals recently released from prison. The agency offers three residential programs. In addition to housing, programs available include case management, psychological and substance abuse counseling, medical and mental health referrals, education and recreational programs, and programs to strengthen family relationships and address reconciliation. St. Leonard’s works in conjunction with various other agencies to achieve successful employment for its clients. An application is required for program acceptance and is available by calling the general information line. Affirmation House Affirmation House works with men over the age of 38 years. Individuals are picked up at the correctional facility gate and transported to Affirmation House where they are enrolled in “A Different Approach Program” (ADAP). ADAP’s goal is to teach life skills and offer a new way of living to assist older men reintegrate back into society. Affirmation House provides employment placement assistance. Affirmation House is a program in its infancy and currently can only work with 22 men. Plans are underway to expand the program. Re-entry Employment Service Program Illinois Department of Employment Security offers job preparation and placement services through its Re-entry Employment Service Program (RESP). Re-entry Employment Service Program Illinois Department of Employment Security offers job preparation and placement services through its Re-entry Employment Service Program (RESP).
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