Opinion & Editorials Archives – South Side Weekly

Op-Ed: IDOC Shouldn’t Ban Mail and Books in Prisons

by Midwest Books to Prisoners October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

Books and mail are life-changing for people behind bars—and book bans are destructive to civil rights and collective humanity.

Opinion & Editorials

Op-Ed: Chicago Must Transform its Approach to Mental Health

by The Collaborative for Community Wellness and The UIC Community Research Collective March 29, 2024March 29, 2024

Camp Plans Collapse, but Challenges Remain

by Bunny McKensie Mack February 6, 2024February 25, 2024

Op-Ed: Freedom for Sale: ICE Detention Must End

by Ana Navarro February 2, 2024February 2, 2024

Op-Ed: A Camp is Never a Solution

by Melissa Gatter November 20, 2023November 20, 2023

Opinion & Editorials

Op-Ed: The CPD Budget Has Grown for Decades. It’s Time to Rein It In

by Asha Ransby-Sporn November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

Op-Ed: Chicago’s Transportation System Reinforces Insularity and Inequity

by Jasmine Barnes October 20, 2023December 6, 2023

Op-Ed: Why The Right Really Cares So Much Where Stacy Davis Gates Sends Her Son to School

by Ricardo Gamboa September 21, 2023September 22, 2023

Op-Ed: Paper Ban at Cook County Jail Restricts Access to Letters, Books and Learning Material

by Midwest Books to Prisoners August 3, 2023August 3, 2023

Op-Ed: South Shore Residents Ask ‘What About Us?’ A CBA is the City’s Chance to Deliver for Them

by Brandon Patterson July 17, 2023July 17, 2023