Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. sits in a visitor’s room at Lawrence Correctional Center, a small ... he said in a December interview. The Illinois Department of Corrections lists Schoffner ...

Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — This past October, members of the Lawrence Correctional Center, in Illinois, stood protest over safety concerns. Now, State Senator Chapin Rose is proposing changes.

Incarcerated students inside Sheridan Correctional Center share their thoughts about higher education, rehabilitation and ...

Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. sits in a visitor’s room at Lawrence Correctional Center, a small, cinderblock box with a guard posted outside the heavy metal door. His lanky, 6-foot frame ...