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A decade after Illinois Department of Corrections inmate Anthony Rodesky began developing the blisters that would eventually lead to a below-the-knee leg amputation, a federal jury in Peoria on Friday awarded him $400,000, finding the state violated the Americans with Disabilities Act in its treatment of Rodesky’s type 1 diabetes.
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The public has a right to information about how Illinois prisons are managing health care for mentally inmates, a federal judge ruled in ordering a report to be unsealed, over the objections of the state Department of Corrections.
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Expect more arrests and jail sentences in McLean County soon. McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage said the backlog of jail inmates sentenced to prison is shrinking.
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Sheriffs across Illinois say now that the state has lifted nearly all COVID restrictions, the Department of Corrections should start taking inmate transfers again.
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In a response filed Monday, the state notes that just 13 prisoners – down from 20 when the injunction request was made April 26—have COVID-19 and 76 cases are reported among staff.
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The leader of the independent oversight organization for Illinois prisons says the state is in "uncharted territory" as the Department of Corrections…
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Within a month, Illinois prisons will be allowing in-person visitation again.It's been over a year since the Illinois Department of Corrections stopped…
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Settlement Permits Release Of Up To 1,200 State PrisonersThe Illinois Department of Corrections and a number of elderly and medically vulnerable prisoners seeking early release from state prisons due to COVID-19…
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The Illinois Department of Corrections had adopted its first standardized policy for inmates held in segregation, with a focus on limiting the number of…
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A $15 million fine, plus weekly fines of $1 million, should be levied against the Illinois Department of Corrections for its failure to provide adequate…