Willette Benford, 60, spent almost half her life in prison. Now, she's a senior advisor to the first lady of Illinois, M.K. Pritzker. Together, they're focused on addressing barriers women face in ...

Why would they do this? Ostensibly, it’s necessary in the name of public safety: keeping Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) employees and residents safe. A common refrain is that paper is ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois judges are required to consider a person's youth during sentencing, yet many people are serving life sentences without parole because they were sentenced ...

Twenty-eight-year-old Marcus Fair of Dolton, Illinois was sentenced, Wednesday, March 12, to more than 4 years in federal prison for the possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The United ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — State representatives hope to create a more equitable system for incarcerated people with disabilities to have education and job opportunities. Anyone entering the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A woman is suing several Illinois agencies for letting her former boyfriend out of prison one day before he allegedly attacked her and her son. Following the release of 37-year ...

Years of Experience is the number of years an individual is registered as an investment advisor only, rather than combined years of experience as either an investment advisor or broker.

A Peoria man was sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison Wednesday after he attempted ... in the 9000 block of North Galena Road along Illinois Route 29. A man dressed in a black fedora ...

The 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at Auburn Correctional Facility, one of dozens of state prisons where corrections officers have walked off the job over working conditions.

The Illinois Prison Review Board, Department of Corrections, the Chicago Police Department, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, and the city and county are named as defendants in the lawsuit.

An old prison in Laval, Que., will be turned into affordable housing, the Government of Canada has confirmed. In a press release Saturday, federal Minister of Public Services and Procurement and ...