Nineteen inmates sue Illinois prisons—not for money, but for mental health reform. advertisement. ... The suit further claims that prison lockdowns—sometimes lasting days or weeks—confine ...

Illinois taxpayers shell out hundreds of millions as prison reform lawsuits grind on By CASEY TONER and PETER WINSLOW Illinois Answers Project Dec 22, 2023 ...

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 ...

Illinois Department of Corrections faces criticism over issues with healthcare system. IL Answers: Taxpayers shell out hundreds of millions as prison lawsuit reform suits grind on ...

A Washington-based criminal justice reform group says Illinois’ “extreme” sentencing practices have resulted in a nearly fourfold increase in the state’s prison population since the early ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.– Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Health Care and Human Services Reform act into law today. The legislation is a major step in the work to expand health equity across Illinois. T… ...

SPRINGFIELD — The state Senate Criminal law Committee and Special Committee on Public Safety held a joint hearing Tuesday, calling on experts to provide evidence-based recommendations for ...

CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how Willette Benford, who spent 24 years in prison, is working with Illinois first lady M.K. Pritzker to help those exiting the criminal justice system.

“We live in a system today where we use money as the sole determining factor in determining whether somebody is going to be in jail or out of jail," one justice advocate said.