The state is backing out of its 10-year, $4 billion contract with Wexford Health Sources, but the new contractor has its own ...

The Illinois Department of Corrections continues to battle lawsuits over what some say is a failing health care system.

Illinois officials have awarded a prison medical care contract to the same company it's been using for years, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits and widespread accusations of substandard care.

Charles Randle, once an inmate at Stateville Correctional Center, recalled waking up one morning in that prison with a roach inside his ear.

Katz, the executive director of the independent prison monitor the John Howard Association, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the state of Illinois changing its prison health care provider.

Illinois Republicans are speaking out after Gov. JB Pritzker signed changes to the state's Prisoner Review Board.

Pharmacists and patients across the state are not giving up on changing the pharmacy benefit manager system to help lower drug prices.

Reese told the editorial board that legislators allotted only 20 minutes for an overview presentation and that he will discuss the prison system’s health care needs in budget presentations.

Once inside the prison system, there is a clear connection between safety in our correctional facilities and the mental health of those in our care.

Illinois has erased another $220 million in medical debt for thousands of residents as Gov. JB Pritzker continues to make progress on a medical debt relief program promising to cancel $1 billion ...

While there's no express guarantee of health care in the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court ruled that prison staff cannot knowingly ignore incarcerated people's severe illnesses.