Lawyers for approximately 40,000 state prison inmates announced that the Illinois Department of Corrections’ agreement would settle an eight-year-old federal lawsuit alleging that prison health ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois prisons must undergo wide reforms in the treatment of transgender inmates, including training for employees and avoiding cross-gender strip searches, under a court order ...

Illinois paid $250 million last fiscal year to Wexford Health Sources, a for-profit company contracted to provide health care to state prisoners, according to state records.

Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Ill. A federal judge has ordered the Illinois Department of Corrections to reform how it treats transgender inmates. Associated Press Share Illinois prisons ...

Governor Pritzker, Illinois parole board face criticism over prisoner releases amid calls for reform. Convicted cop killer, Johnny Veal, was granted parole last year despite being sentenced to 100 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill – Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus led their fifth hearing on criminal justice reform Tuesday afternoon. Lawmakers and advocates highlighted issues people face ...

Illinois prisoners can request early release if terminally ill and expected to die within 18 months or medically incapacitated and need help with daily tasks.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Republicans are speaking out after Gov. JB Pritzker signed changes to the state’s Prisoner Review Board. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 19, which includes ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A court-appointed expert would guide the overhaul of health care for Illinois prison inmates in a proposed federal consent decree filed Thursday. Lawyers for approximately ...

The dismal state of prison health care and outcomes for inmates is no different in Illinois, where the widely criticized private prison health care company Wexford has operated the state’s ...

How Illinois' first lady and Willette Benford give second chances to women leaving prison CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how Willette Benford, who spent 24 years in prison, is working ...