January 23, 2012
Justice Circle Celebrates Cook County’s WINGS Court
More than 80 people attended the CCH Law Project’s Justice Circle reception, held Jan. 19 at the Chicago Bar Association. The event honored Cook County Chief Criminal Court Judge Paul Biebel, Cook County Judge Rosemary Grant Higgins, and our Prostitution Alternatives Round Table (PART) for their groundbreaking work to create Cook County’s WINGS Court.
(Left to right) Cook County Judge Rosemary Grant Higgins, Illinois Supreme Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride, CCH Associate Policy Director Daria Mueller and Cook County Chief Criminal Court Judge Paul Biebel
A first of its kind in the Midwest, the court offers intensive probation and services to women facing felony prostitution charges. Since it opened in January 2011, the WINGS court has enrolled 26 women, many of them mothers, in a two-year probationary program where they receive substance abuse treatment, housing, trauma counseling, and job training.
Brenda Myers-Powell (second from right) is a survivor and founding leader of the Prostitution Alternatives Round Table. She poses with several participants from the WINGS project.
For more photos from the event, see http://on.fb.me/wm7uLl.
- Photos by Jamie Michelle Schmitz
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