As Illinois prisons face continued risk of substance exposure and staff assaults, State Sen. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, is once again calling for change in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks to Southwestern Illinois College on his intentions to re-run for state governor in 2026. Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker ...

The Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking charges against a current Catahoula Correctional Center inmate after a shank was found during a routine shakedown.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for June 15, 2025. Mason Hart Claudel, 28, Lake Charles: Domestic abuse battery, child endangerment. Ashley Elizabeth Bushnell, ...

Illinois U.S. Congressman Mike Bost is calling for a new audit of the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center, citing ongoing mail delays in southern Illinois.

The man who police say pushed her was arrested on a second-degree murder charge.