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A federal judge in Chicago has approved a settlement in a lawsuit over Illinois' handling of deaf prisoners.
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Illinois is finally making good on some of its most overdue bills — compensating people who were unjustly imprisoned.
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Could a campaign emphasis on "law and order" derail the emerging bipartisan consensus on crime and punishment?
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Water from the city of Mount Sterling is flowing to Western Illinois Correctional Center, but money to pay for that water isn't flowing back from the...
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In January, the Illinois prison population was down by more than 2,500 inmates from one year earlier. But that's still a long way off from Gov. Bruce…
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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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The number of Illinois inmates released on parole has increased as lawmakers look to reduce the prison population. But funding to help parolees stay out...
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A federal lawsuit alleges that the Illinois Department of Corrections use of solitary confinement is “cruel, inhumane and offensive to basic human...
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An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union says solitary confinement for juveniles is essentially over in Illinois. A federal judge recently...
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Illinois Department of Corrections officials say they still do not know when they will have enough beds to care for prisoners with mental illnesses....