SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Families of Illinois prison inmates and legal advocates spoke out this week against a new program at the Illinois Department of Corrections that restricts incarcerated people’s ...

The Illinois Department of Corrections launched a program this year that limits inmates’ access to physical mail and instead lets them view electronically scanned images of their mail on tablet ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind.(WOWO) — The Indiana State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the IDOC South Bend Community Re-Entry Center. The deceased has been identified as 44-year-old Christopher ...

State and federal officials recently announced that Miami Correctional will house ICE detainees in a partnership that could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds. The facility ...

Despite a myriad of ongoing issues at the Illinois Department of Corrections, state senators approved the nomination of Acting Director Latoya Hughes to stay in charge with a six-figure salary. Gov. J ...