New Center to Advance Justice

Olive-Harvey College (OHC) has launched its Criminal and Social Justice Center to support communities across the city and beyond. City Colleges of Chicago officials, community partners, faculty, staff and students joined together for a ribbon cutting on Thursday, February 27, at the new Criminal and Social Justice Center, 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave.

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Initiated under the vision of Dr. Jeffery Dillard, an esteemed professor at Olive-Harvey College, the Center for Criminal and Social Justice will advance justice through an intersectional framework that integrates social, ecological, and economic equality for every community. Olive-Harvey College is establishing itself as the central hub for Criminal and Social Justice on the South Side of Chicago, offering a wide range of programs including degrees in Criminal Justice and a pathway to becoming a police officer—to being a catalyst for positive change as it supports the community in finding and learning more about social justice and connecting people to impactful resources.

The Center for Criminal and Social Justice will provide legal services that include expungement services, as well as social support services and advocacy such as “Know Your Rights” seminars for individuals and communities adversely affected or impacted by the criminal legal system. The launch of the Center also aligns with Olive-Harvey College’s Criminal Justice and Restorative Justice in Cannabis programs as well as its courses in Africana Studies, sociology, art, music, poetry and more.

For more information or to make an appointment at the Criminal and Social Justice Center, the public can call 773-291- 6497.