"A lot of the time, we are portrayed as people who are just beyond redemption," says Ronald Palm. "But the truth is that some ...

At least 17 correctional officers were sent to the hospital after being exposed to narcotics at the federal penitentiary in ...

Nineteen inmates filed a class-action lawsuit claiming Illinois prisons punish instead of treat mental illness. Advocates say ...

Uptown People’s Law Center and Equip for Equality filed a class action lawsuit against IDOC Director Latoya Hughes on behalf ...

In a bid to curb the influx of illicit substances entering prisons through mail, State Senator Rachel Ventura has proposed a ...

A Streator man was found guilty of murder in connection with a 2021 shooting that left one man dead in Montgomery.

Those who file Illinois tax returns electronically and select to have a refund directly deposited into a checking or savings ...

A man who pleaded guilty to nine child pornography charges, was recently sentenced to 46 years in the Illinois Department of ...

Easton B. Glaves, 21, of Quincy was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for ...