Community Safety Posts

Victory! CCPSA votes to end gang database
JCUA and our Erase the Gang Database coalition have been organizing for years to end the use of the racist, ineffective, and error-ridden Chicago gang...

Tell City Council: We Need Treatment Not Trauma

Let us pursue an expanded vision for public safety
My name is Jenny Schaffer, and I was just elected to District Council in the 19th Police District alongside...

We made history with District Council elections
With Chicago’s municipal elections on February 28, our communities have taken an enormous step forward in the decades-long work...

Chicago needs Treatment Not Trauma!
Imagine if a man walked into City Hall, demanding an audience with Mayor Lightfoot, said he was bringing a...

Major milestones in JCUA’s Police Accountability work
Yesterday morning, I traveled to City Hall to speak alongside powerful movement leaders from across Chicago — folks who’ve...

Introducing asia smith, Community Safety Organizer
Hello to all JCUA community members! My name is asia smith (I prefer my name written lowercase), and I...

We Won! Celebrating an amazing organizing victory with the passage of ECPS
For five years, the JCUA community has worked to transform public safety through powerful civilian oversight over the Chicago...