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Cook County has one of the largest jail systems in the U.S. The Illinois prison system struggles with overcrowding. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, a…
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is doubling down on his pledge to cut the state’s prison population by 25 percent. Today, Rauner signed an executive order…
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner wants to create a new commission aimed at trimming more than 12 thousand prisoners from state rolls in the next 10…
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The union that represents Illinois prison guards says inmates at the Logan Correctional Center committed about 400 assaults since the lockup was converted…