prisons

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...

When she found out that staff at the Danville Correctional Center had removed more than 200 books from a library inside the prison’s education wing,…

A new report suggests a third of the deaths in Illinois prisons are preventable.

Advocates say the treatment of Illinois prisoners with mental illness is so bad that the prison system is in a “state of emergency.” They’re asking a…

New state data show that the number of people incarcerated in Illinois prisons has fallen in recent years but facilities still remain overcrowded.The…

The new director of Illinois prisons says union contracts are the source of many problems within the state Department of Corrections. Prisons chief Donald…

AFSCME says it will continue its legal battle to keep several Illinois prisons open. This comes after the Illinois Supreme Court sided with Governor Pat…

A two-hour tour of the Vienna Correctional Center offered journalists a glimpse at the minimum security facility. Governor Pat Quinn in August argued…

State legislators will return to Springfield Tuesday for their second - and final - week of veto session. Governor Pat Quinn only used his veto powers to…