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A new law capping the cost of prison phone calls is one way Illinois can take on criminal justice reform, according to State Rep. Carol Ammons,…
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Members of the Illinois House Friday voted 65 to 37 to set a floor for the number of state employees providing health care in state prisons.…
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A pair of Illinois lawmaker are trying to stop the state from suing former prisoners to to pay for their own incarceration.Right now, the state of…
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to reduce the state's prison population by 25 percent in the next ten years. But the state's budget impasse is putting…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to reduce the number of inmates in Illinois' overcrowded prison system over the next decade.And it's an area where he's willing to…
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Illinois’ overcrowded prisons could be a big topic of debate in Springfield next year.Local advocacy groups have been raising alarms for years.Now, a…
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A couple weeks ago reporters got a look at conditions inside the Vienna state prison in Southern Illinois. In preparation for the scrutiny, prison…
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Two Illinois prisons targeted for closure will stay open for at least another month. An arbitrator ruled today that Governor Pat Quinn and his…
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The workers say they're worried about a recent spike in violent incidents at state penitentiaries. State officials downplay any possible link between the…