Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 1810 into law on August 7, 2026. The measure is titled the Equitable Access to ...

(The Center Square) – A deaf inmate has filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections, claiming that the agency is failing to provide him and other deaf people with equal ...

The Winnebago County Jail received a 100% compliance rating during its annual Illinois Department of Corrections inspection, with inspectors finding no violations of Illinois County Jail Standards.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A jail cell with metal bars and bunk beds. Photo: RDNE Stock project / Pexels (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of ...

This reporting was made possible through the Public Narrative’s Health Science Reporting Fellowship and the Chicago Community, Media & Research Partnership People in Illinois prisons can identify what ...

(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Corrections says it expects to save about $35.9 million in capital costs, $6.5 million in annual operating expenses and millions of additional savings ...

Books are a big part of prison culture: You have to whittle away the hours in a place like this, and many of us do that by reading, discussing, and sharing books between each other. The hardest part ...

Danny Spyker, 42, has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison after he was found guilty of sexually abusing two inmates, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern ...

Danny L. Spyker worked as a corrections officer and cook supervisor when he "knowingly engaged in sexual acts" with two ...

BOISE, Idaho — An inmate at the Idaho State Correctional Center died following an apparent assault at the prison south of Boise earlier this week, authorities announced. The Idaho Department of ...