Nancy Lockhart, M.J.: Illinois Prisons

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A hoodie, ten bucks and train ticket - Leaving Illinois Prisons

A hoodie, ten bucks and train ticket Every year, 33,000 men and women leave Illinois prisons with few possessions but lots of baggage.

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About Nancy Lockhart, M.J.

Nancy Lockhart, M.J. is a non attorney legal analyst with a sincere passion for researching and publicizing wrongful convictions and issues of grave injustices.

Lockhart is most notably recognized for her work in freeing The Scott Sisters, however; her resume encompasses numerous successful results. Lockhart holds a Master of Jurisprudence from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

As a former third generation public school teacher Lockhart followed the tradition of creating "outside the box" teaching strategies for students labeled learning disabled and emotionally disturbed. Her consciousness and disapproval of the "school to prison pipeline" led her to work with juvenile delinquents. As 1994, Reader's Digest DeWitt Wallace Fellow - Lockhart created strategies to integrate technology and writing in rural South Carolina.

In December of 2011, Lockhart published Locked Up What To Do When Your AZZ Get's Locked Up as a learning supplement and guidebook against mass incarceration.

Lockhart is available for interactive, community based legal education workshops.