Services for Detained Citizens - Hinda Institute - Main Office
9401 Margail Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Eligibility
Hours
Voice
Languages
English
Application process
Contact (708) 374-7711 or [email protected] for additional information.
Service area
IL
Description
Hinda Institute, with 3 locations throughout Illinois, is the Jewish chaplaincy program for the Illinois correctional system at the State, County, and Federal levels. They provide monthly visits, holidays, counseling, and advocacy that support families and assist Jews who are alone in the abyss of prison to become productive members of society.
Date of Last Formal Update
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What's Here
Providing organization
Hinda Institute
Hinda Institute has dedicated itself to helping individuals and their families navigate the criminal justice system and reentry to society with faith, community, and dignity. They are Jewish prison chaplains of Illinois and serve all correctional Institutions at the Federal and State levels as well as many jails with monthly visits, holidays, counseling, and advocacy. They run a dynamic Reentry program which includes casework, counseling, support groups, peer support, as well as employment services. They run a reentry education program with dynamic classes monthly, as well as a monthly annual event. Lastly, they support families and children who are collateral damage of the justice system.