State Senator Rachel Ventura has introduced a series of criminal justice reform policies, including medication-assisted treatment programs and a canine unit to detect illegal drugs in prison mail.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office invited media to tour the Shelby County Jail. A CA reporter saw deteriorating conditions and broken infrastructure.

Dozens more victims have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted while in juvenile correction centers run by the ...

The Will County Center for Correctional Concerns provides free GED tests for detainees at the jail, but needs donations.

A Joliet man who has tattoos that say "Killinois" and "Angel Of Death" has been serving life in prison for the 2020 murder of a 25-year-old man.

A recent pay increase for correctional officers has led to an influx of applicants and new hires at the Fayette County jail, officials said. The raises came after Chase Rutherford, president of the ...

Madison County Jail Administrator Jerry Endicott said staff typically only use restraints if people have self-harmed, and he ...

Joliet Township Animal Control responded to the 600 block of Patterson Road for two dogs on the property without proper shelter from cold.

Joliet police found mail, bills, check stubs, a Mexican Consular Identification and a Mexican passport for Melendez, ...

James Forman Jr. is a professor of law at Yale University and a former public defender. He is the author of “Locking Up Our ...

IDOC signed another intergovernmental agreement with Elementary School District 54 in Morris to support training efforts for cadets in the Northern Region, who will go on to serve at Joliet Treatment ...

Michigan City residents said they would like to see housing, mixed-use development or more green space at the Indiana State Prison site. The city held the first public meeting last week on how to ...