Prison

Panelists came together Thursday in Normal to share their stories and talk about the psychological impacts of adjusting from being incarcerated to getting back to everyday life.

Mental health services in Illinois prisons are among the worst in the country, creating “abysmal and harmful” conditions for staff and inmates, with Pontiac Correctional Center fostering a “disgusting and neglected environment,” according to a consultant’s report on mental health care in Illinois facilities.

McLean County is getting more legal marijuana tax money than just the amounts going to Bloomington and Normal. The YWCA of McLean County will receive more than $282,000 for its Labyrinth Outreach Services that helps women coming out of prison reintegrate into the community.

The Fully Free Campaign is working to dismantle systems of discrimination against people with criminal records.

The Illinois Department of Corrections had adopted its first standardized policy for inmates held in segregation, with a focus on limiting the number of…

For the 99,000 women incarcerated in U.S. prisons, the path to the criminal justice system is littered with broken relationships, physical and sexual…

A new report from an independent prison watchdog finds serious problems with staffing, safety and deteriorating physical conditions.

Illinois lawmakers are moving to give judges more discretion in sentencing people convicted of certain crimes.