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Per the terms of a court settlement, Illinois is expanding services for mentally ill prisoners. The department of corrections today announced it will take…
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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 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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Between 80 and a hundred people die each year inside Illinois prisons. Information has been sought about those deaths, but the Department of Corrections…
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The Illinois Department of Corrections has freed 120 inmates as part of a new early-release program. But the director of the department says letting more…