Byron Frazier, 32, was convicted last year of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery, armed violence, and armed ...

Incarcerated men say Illinois prison guards forced them into painful stress positions and forced them to rub their genitals ...

SPRINGFIELD — Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder and 100 more are serving time for ...

Erin Hooley / AP Share Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois’ decrepit Stateville prison was closed last summer, 278 were convicted of murder, and 100 more are serving ...

A prison riot Wednesday involving dozens at California State Prison, Sacramento, left five inmates hospitalized in a mass ...

An Illinois man may avoid prison for hitting a car and shooting at the fleeing driver in November 2019. Ralph Bevineau, 30, of Joliet, pleaded guilty Wednesday to robbery, a Level 5 felony ...

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 ...