Du Quoin

Southern IL (area)

Proposed closing of 4 low-level prison facilities draws sharp rebuke in Du Quoin

Geoff Ritter

Questions surround plan to close Du Quoin Impact Program, three other facilities
Illinois

ICE agents detain five men on their way to work at a Du Quoin sawmill

Jackson Brandhorst, Lylee Gibbs

This marks one of the first reported mass ICE enforcement actions this far south in Illinois
Lawmakers Look To Fill Empty Beds At Correctional Boot Camps

Dana Vollmer

Illinois lawmakers want to divert more people convicted of crimes from prison to boot camp.Legislation being considered in the Illinois Senate would let…