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

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 ...

(The Center Square) – A new law requires the Illinois Department of Corrections to publish annual data on contraband, substance abuse treatment, overdoses and medical emergencies inside state prisons.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois' most-hardened criminals are no match for COVID-19 as the virus is infecting inmates in several state prisons at a startling pace. At one state prison on Monday more than 40% ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new law requires Illinois to report data on hospice care available for prisoners. Supporters say ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illinois Department of Corrections employees were allowed to work overtime on the same days they were on paid leave, raising ...

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 ...