Charles Randle, once an inmate at Stateville Correctional Center, recalled waking up one morning in that prison with a roach inside his ear.

Illinois Republicans are speaking out after Gov. JB Pritzker signed changes to the state's Prisoner Review Board.

Illinois officials have awarded a prison medical care contract to the same company it's been using for years, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits and widespread accusations of substandard care.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A bill in the Illinois statehouse aims to change the state’s approach of juvenile incarceration, arguing the system needs to allow for more rehabilitation. State ...

The Illinois House Judiciary Criminal Committee took a critical step toward achieving long overdue state prison reform this month by voting in favor of the Earned Reentry bill. Illinois is one of ...

Katz, the executive director of the independent prison monitor the John Howard Association, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the state of Illinois changing its prison health care provider.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Lawmakers and ...

Illinois prisoners can request early release if terminally ill and expected to die within 18 months or medically incapacitated and need help with daily tasks.

Illinois has awarded a more than $4 billion prison medical care contract to the same company it's used for decades, despite lawsuits against the firm and complaints alleging substandard care.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has awarded a more than $4 billion prison medical care contract to the same company it’s used for three decades, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits against… ...