Illinois Senate could pass Home for Good plan during veto session

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – State lawmakers and advocates are determined to pass a comprehensive bill during veto session to improve housing and support services for people returning home from prison.Roughly 15,000 people leave Illinois prisons each year, but the vast majority of those people are unable to find stable housing. The Home for Good plan calls for rental subsidies and wraparound services for returning residents.“Every time one person returns to prison, it costs taxpayers and society $200,000,” said Illinois Justice Project Director Ahmadou Dramé. “We spend $2.6 billion running our state’s prison system, and we have a ton of people there who are there because we didn’t set them up to succeed when they were released the first time, or the second time, or the third time, or however many times.” The legislation could also create a Home For Good institute to provide training and technical assistance to community-based organizations helping with reentry housing. “70% of people goi