prison population

Chicago's top law enforcement officer says an Illinois Senate proposal to increase prison sentences for repeat gun offenders would help stanch the city's…

U.S. prisons are experimenting with a high-priced monthly injection that could help addicted inmates stay off opioids after they are released. It's called…

Illinois prison data shows that the state's population of inmates has dropped by more than 4,200 since fiscal year 2014. Illinois Department of…

In January, the Illinois prison population was down by more than 2,500 inmates over a year earlier. But that’s still a long way off from Gov. Bruce...

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…

Illinois lawmakers are taking suggestions on how to best revamp the state’s criminal justice system. IPR's Tony Arnold reports.Advocates and prison…