-
Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration announced Friday afternoon that a portion of a state mental health facility in Elgin will become a ward for prisoners…
-
Who should pay for the Illinois courts?Illinois’ judicial system is increasingly being funded by the men and women who find themselves in court. For both…
-
Water from the city of Mount Sterling is flowing to Western Illinois Correctional Center, but money to pay for that water isn't flowing back from the…
-
A federal judge has approved the settlement in a lawsuit over the treatment of Illinois’ mentally ill prisoners.Without admitting wrongdoing, Department…
-
The use of solitary confinement has drawn increasing scrutiny nationwide. And last week, the John Howard Association issued a statement (PDF) on the…
-
Last December, the state of Illinois tentatively agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over the treatment of prisoners with mental illness. But changes…
-
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to reduce the state's prison population by twenty-five percent in the next 10 years. But the state's budget impasse is…
-
Gov. Bruce Rauner endorsed the work of his criminal justice commission Thursday. He also made an unusual statement on prisons.Commissioners are still…
-
Lawyers representing 11,000 mentally ill Illinois prisoners have reached a settlement with the state in a 2007 class-action lawsuit alleging that…
-
Even though much of Illinois government is operating without a budget, the state is still looking to spend money. Right now, on Illinois’ procurement…