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State officials say a maximum security prison in southern Illinois remains on lockdown after a weekend assault that left staffers and inmates injured. The…
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Illinois prison officials have moved the last 36 inmates of a Stateville Correctional Center roundhouse that a Chicago watchdog group deemed unfit for…
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CHICAGO (AP) - Inmates and their supporters are getting creative in their bids to draw attention to their cases. A wooden sign along Chicago's Stevenson…
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A once-abandoned Illinois prison in Thomson, in northwestern Illinois, is on track to house hundreds of federal inmates. Illinois spent millions to build…
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The State of Illinois is suing a former prisoner for more than 100 thousand dollars to cover the cost of her own incarceration.In a lawsuit filed last…
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The head of Illinois’ prison watchdog says the new head of Illinois prisons has the experience needed to run the troubled agency. Interim Director John…
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's choice for state prisons director has resigned just two months into the job. Donald Stolworthy did not give a reason for his…
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A watchdog group says whoever wins the race for governor is going to face difficult choices about Illinois’ prisons. The group Wednesday is laying out…