mental illness

Advocates say Illinois’ treatment of prisoners with mental illness is so bad — the prison system is in a “state of emergency.” They’re asking a federal…

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…

A federal judge has approved the settlement in a lawsuit over the treatment of Illinois’ mentally ill prisoners.Without admitting wrongdoing, Department…

A House committee Wednesday gave the nod to a measure that could lighten the sentence of a mentally ill criminal.A judge can take a lot 16 different…