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Updated at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 1 with testimony from Illinois Department of Corrections officials — The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois wants a…
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The new director of the Illinois Department of Corrections said during a legislative hearing in Chicago on Monday that the agency plans to revise its...
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Illinois lawmakers plan to ask state prison officials why more than 200 books were removed from a college in prison program’s library at the Danville...
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Last week, Illinois Newsroom reported on the removal of more than 200 books from the shelves of a college in prison program’s library inside the...
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The Illinois Department of Corrections continues to flounder in its efforts to care for inmates with mental illness, according to a new report authored...
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Reporting from WBEZ's Robert Wildeboer.Last week, the Illinois Department of Corrections broke a rather unenviable record. On Tuesday, the department…
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Good morning. Here are your headlines to start your Tuesday:Illinois prison workers union: workers subject to coordinated shakedownsA spokesman for the…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 27, 2009 - Michael Randle got it right. Prodded by inmate advocates and probing journalists,…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 19, 2009 - When the Quinn administration began pondering whether to slash millions in prison…