Research showed that in Black communities, each additional Black individual incarcerated per 100,000 population is tied to a ...

Last month, the Independent Monitoring Board’s annual report on prisons found violence remained “excessively high”, which was driven by overcrowding, inadequate mental health ... reducing prison ...

The decision in Yellowhammer Fund v. Marshall affirmed the rights of advocacy groups to assist those in need without fear of prosecution.

The Environment Secretary has pledged to cut sewage pollution from water companies in half by 2030 compared to 2024 levels. Steve Reed will announce the target as he speaks to the media on Sunday ...

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Wondering how to get student loan forgiveness? You may think that there are only one or two programs - and you may have read the headline "they don't work". But in reality, there are over 80 programs ...

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

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

The Legislature did its job passing changes in the wake of two killings; the governor needs to act with speed to make them law.

Prison reform advocates gathered by Green Bay Correctional Institution on Monday, calling for change at a moment when the prison’s future is uncertain. The vigil included prayer for incarcerated ...

Across Illinois, 3.4 million people are on Medicaid — about one-fourth of the state’s population.

Illinois could soon require the Department of Corrections to report data on hospice care available for prisoners.