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Carlos Ballesteros

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South Side as Sanctuary: Carlos Ballesteros

by Carlos Ballesteros September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

In this narrative odyssey, Carlos Ballesteros takes us on a journey through the places that he came to call home while growing up on the South Side.

Posted inJustice

Cook County Jail’s Deadliest Year in Decades Reveals Repeated Lapses and Failed Oversight

by Carlos Ballesteros and Injustice Watch June 14, 2024June 14, 2024
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Dying and Disabled Illinois Prisoners Kept Behind Bars

by Carlos Ballesteros, Amy Qin and Shannon Heffernan September 21, 2023September 21, 2023
Posted inLatest

‘I Call it Pretend Freedom’

by Carlos Ballesteros and Injustice Watch June 29, 2023June 29, 2023
Photo Courtesy of the National Public Housing Museum
Posted inEn español

El museo del futuro

by Carlos Ballesteros August 24, 2020September 21, 2020
Photo Courtesy of the National Public Housing Museum
Posted inUncategorized

The Museum of the Future: The National Public Housing Museum adapts to COVID-19

by Carlos Ballesteros July 31, 2020August 27, 2020
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Best of Pilsen 2019

by Carlos Ballesteros and Sebastián Hidalgo September 18, 2019
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Defend At All Costs

by Carlos Ballesteros January 31, 2017January 31, 2017
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Unforeseen Circumstances

by Carlos Ballesteros July 19, 2016July 21, 2016

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