When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

A former Joliet housing authority official and vocal supporter of former Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk was able to avoid prison ...

Out of roughly 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder. Another hundred are serving time for other violent offenses. Yet ...

We thought the best way to get into the conversation was to bypass all of the stereotypical conversations that people imagine having with people serving long-term sentences and really dive into ...

Every month, I comb through Netflix’s slate of new movies and TV shows and in February, I was greeted with a surprise: “Prison Cell 211.” To anybody who has seen the excellent 2009 movie ...

Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

"He was a sweet, caring man who did not deserve to die in a prison cell," he said. Mr Frith added had he been asked about his brother's mental health, he would have said he was a "vulnerable and ...

Award season is again underway with the 2025 Critics Choice Awards. The ceremony, which was twice delayed due to the Los ...

A search by the authorities revealed hidden cables and electronic equipment inside prison cells. The prison, which once used to hold communist guerrillas from the left-wing Shining Path and the ...

From hurricane relief to a potential tax increase, the legislature is back in session in North Carolina. The Political Beat’s ...