CHICAGO — A state legislative oversight committee Friday permitted the Illinois Department of Corrections to formally adopt ...

WREX, Ill - This week, (May 11-17) is National Correctional Officers and Employees Week. Which takes time to honor the men and women with the Illinois Department of Corrections. As well as recognizing ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Thousands of flowers are in bloom at the Illinois State Fair. It may surprise you to learn who is behind all of the beautiful landscaping: Inmates from the Illinois Department of ...

Illinois lawmakers and reform advocates are calling for stronger oversight of the state’s new prison health care provider following a Chicago Sun-Times report. On Dec. 10, the Sun-Times published a ...

ILLINOIS, USA — The Illinois Department of Corrections has enacted an emergency rule change to prevent contraband from entering its prisons through letters and books sent to people in prison. Under ...

CARTERVILLE, Ill (WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Corrections began electronically scanning all inmate mail on August 14, aiming to reduce drugs and contraband in prisons. State Sen. Terri Bryant ...

The Illinois Department of Corrections is under scrutiny after a state audit found some employees are abusing overtime. A report from the Illinois Auditor General found some employees used paid time ...

(TNS) — Incarcerated individuals in Illinois could start earning money behind bars if a newly proposed bill were to pass. Illinois Democratic Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet, who represents the 5th District ...

The Illinois Department of Corrections has enacted an emergency rule change to prevent contraband from entering its prisons through letters and books sent to people in prison. Under the rule that went ...

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