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Lawyers are asking a federal judge to hold the state of Illinois in contempt over the way it deals with mental illness in prisons.The federal courts…
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Governor J.B. Pritzker has nominated an Ohio prison official to lead the Illinois Department of Corrections.It’s one of the toughest jobs in state…
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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…
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The Illinois Department of Corrections on Wednesday announced most of its workers have completed mental-illness training. It's part of the settlement in a…
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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…