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KEWANEE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Corrections is opening its first facility for offenders nearing the end of their sentences where they can…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner is urging Illinois lawmakers to approve a bill that would make it easier for inmates to get state identification cards when they're…
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Inmates who maintain connections with their families are less likely to return to prison, but the cost of keeping in touch is proving quite high for many.…
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CHICAGO (AP) - President Barack Obama has commuted prison sentences of five Illinoisans, including three serving life terms for drug crimes.The Illinois…
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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 former religious services worker at the U.S. Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago has received two years of probation for violating several…
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A pair of Illinois lawmakers are trying to stop the state from suing former prisoners to pay for their own incarceration. Right now, the state of Illinois…
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Governor Bruce Rauner says he’ll work to implement the recommendations of his criminal justice commission.He stopped by a meeting today, as commissioners…
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BARRINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Thousands of inmates at prisons and jails across Illinois will receive care packages assembled by members of a Barrington church…
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Top officials say they're encouraged by the falling numbers of people held in the Cook County Jail but say far too many people remain locked up for months…