Charles pleads guilty to possession of meth, sentenced to 13 years February 18, 2022 3:41 pm|57-year-old Clyde Charles Jr. was sentenced this week to 13 years in the Department of Corrections for Class…
Johnson sentenced to 15 years on child porn charge December 15, 2021 1:14 pm|A Galesburg man was sentenced to 15 years in prison earlier this month for dissemination of child pornography.
16 IDOC inmates sentenced in Knox County released April 30, 2020 8:30 pm|16 Illinois Department of Corrections inmates that were sentenced in Knox County have been released since the beginning…
Proposed law named for ex-inmate limits isolation in prisons March 11, 2020 10:47 am|CHICAGO (AP) — A man’s decades-long stay in isolation in an Illinois prison has prompted proposed legislation that…
Illinois bill aims to ensure fairness for inmates’ families March 3, 2020 11:48 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate has approved a measure that would require the state’s prison system…
SIU Medical School to pilot state prison health care February 18, 2020 12:01 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Southern Illinois University School of Medicine will provide health care at two state prisons…
Illinois mistakenly cancels ex-inmates’ voter registrations February 4, 2020 12:01 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — The voter registrations of nearly 800 former Illinois inmates may have been mistakenly canceled because…
Meth, firearm, and ammunition discovered after Crimestoppers tip February 3, 2020 6:55 pm|An alleged altered firearm and “thousands of assorted rounds” were discovered after a Crimestoppers tip led to the…
Documents: Prison official misled probe about missing keys January 28, 2020 12:10 pm|SPRINGIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former assistant prison warden, at the center of an explosive 2012 government email…
Man pleads not guilty in slayings of wife, son, neighbor January 24, 2020 12:03 pm|PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) — A suspended state corrections officer pleaded not guilty Thursday in the Christmas Day shootings…
Judge: Illinois prison officials must read hearing evidence January 6, 2020 12:03 pm|CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A district judge has ordered three Illinois prison officials to read transcripts from a…
Chicago cop convicted in Laquan McDonald’s death moved again November 28, 2019 12:14 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – A white former Chicago police officer convicted of second-degree murder last year in the 2014…
Parole officer charged with official misconduct, sexual assault November 5, 2019 4:18 pm|A parole officer with the Illinois Department of Corrections will be back in Knox County Circuit Court next…
3 Illinois prison deaths raise questions about drug use August 27, 2019 11:27 am|CHESTER, Ill. (AP) – The deaths of three Illinois prisoners over three days from “probable intoxication” of an…
Freed transgender inmate to fight for trans prisoner rights July 15, 2019 11:42 am|CHICAGO (AP) – A transgender woman who just got out of prison says she’ll continue to fight for…
Illinois transgender inmate in legal battle over abuse freed July 10, 2019 11:55 am|CHICAGO (AP) – A transgender woman who has battled the Illinois Department of Corrections over alleged abuse while…
Illinois hosts summit to help former inmates reintegrate June 7, 2019 11:25 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An event aimed at helping former inmates reintegrate has drawn hundreds of people in…
Illinois inmates sue over suspension of prison debate class May 16, 2019 11:32 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Several inmates have sued the Illinois Department of Corrections over the suspension of a Stateville…
Transgender inmate sues; seeks transfer to female prison May 15, 2019 11:31 am|EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – A transgender prisoner is suing Illinois’ Department of Corrections, accusing it of…
Corrections, Juvenile Justice agencies honor fallen heroes May 8, 2019 11:16 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois state prison officers who have died in the line of duty are being…