Illinois lawmakers are frustrated with the state Department of Corrections after an audit revealed ongoing issues with ...

People incarcerated inside Danville Correctional Center are doing more than just serving time — they are earning degrees and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Update: 7:00 p.m. CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — In the wake of prison workers around the state of Illinois demanding safer working ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — An audit of the Illinois Department of Corrections is leading to frustration in lawmakers from ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois lawmakers expressed deep frustration Tuesday with the state Department of Corrections, ...

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Fewer than 2% of incarcerated people in Illinois are enrolled in college-level programs, which lead to better outcomes for ...

HILLSBORO, Ill. – Several people were sent to the hospital on Wednesday after a possible mass overdose was reported at the Graham Correction Center in Hillsboro, Illinois. One law enforcement official ...

HILLSBORO, Ill. – Authorities say two suspicious substances at the center of a high-profile investigation Wednesday in rural Illinois are nonhazardous. At least 17 staff members hospitalized from the ...

Illinois lawmakers are fed up with the state Department of Corrections after another audit found it has ignored state ...