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Illinois Pitches Two New Prisons as a Way to Modernize and Address Aging Facilities. Some Advocates Aren’t Sold
Illinois’ prison population continues to shrink, with facilities now having a 26% vacancy rate, leading some of those inside ...
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More Ill. lawmakers call for state action amid safety concerns inside prisons
SOUTHERN Ill. (KFVS) - More Illinois lawmakers are calling on the state to take action amid safety concerns inside state prisons. Representatives David Friess, Charlie Meier and Bill Hauter held a ...
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‘Orange Crush’ Officers Sexually Humiliated, Abused Men in Illinois Prisons, Lawsuit Says
Incarcerated men say Illinois prison guards forced them into painful stress positions and forced them to rub their genitals ...
How Illinois' first lady and Willette Benford are giving second chances to women leaving prison
CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how Willette Benford, who spent 24 years in prison, is working with Illinois first ...
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Illinois weighs opening state financial aid to students in prison
Legislation could give more people inside access to ... Jessica Neptune with the Bard Prison Initiative, which helped pass similar legislation in New York. Illinois once offered some form of ...