/tags/illinois-department-of-corrections Illinois Department of Corrections en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-07-10/menard-prison-picket-unsafe-working-conditions Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their supporters staged a rally alongside a busy street in Chester, highlighting what they described as perilous working conditions at the state’s largest maximum-security prison. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-07-10/menard-prison-picket-unsafe-working-conditions Molly Parker /government-politics-issues/2024-04-16/illinois-governor-pritzker-appoints-first-prisoner-review-board-director Weeks after two high-profile resignations at the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday appointed the first-ever executive director to help lead the beleaguered agency. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-04-16/illinois-governor-pritzker-appoints-first-prisoner-review-board-director Dilpreet Raju, Jerry Nowicki /law-order/2023-09-04/pritzker-defends-denials-of-medical-release-requests-from-disabled-and-dying-prisoners Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker defended the number of dying and disabled prisoners released under a landmark law that went into effect early last year at a news conference last week. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2023-09-04/pritzker-defends-denials-of-medical-release-requests-from-disabled-and-dying-prisoners Carlos Ballesteros /law-order/2023-06-12/dale-anderson-imprisoned-for-notorious-metro-east-murders-has-died-at-71 Anderson, who denied killing Jolaine Lanman and her son Kenneth, died Tuesday at the Pontiac Correctional Center in Pontiac, Illinois. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:23:50 GMT /law-order/2023-06-12/dale-anderson-imprisoned-for-notorious-metro-east-murders-has-died-at-71 Mike Koziatek /government-politics-issues/2022-09-29/concerns-for-safety-rise-as-oversight-of-illinois-prison-mental-health-care-ends An independent expert who has monitored the mental health care was terminated reducing the transparency around an often failing system. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:53:02 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-09-29/concerns-for-safety-rise-as-oversight-of-illinois-prison-mental-health-care-ends Shannon Heffernan /government-politics-issues/2022-01-13/illinois-department-of-corrections-will-pause-intake-of-inmates-due-to-covid-19-surge Sheriffs who are charged with operating county jails around the state say IDOC’s decision puts more strain on county resources and personnel. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 23:20:36 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-01-13/illinois-department-of-corrections-will-pause-intake-of-inmates-due-to-covid-19-surge Beth Hundsdorfer /education/2020-03-04/lack-of-access-long-waitlists-education-in-illinois-prisons When Ralph Gray transferred from one prison in Illinois to another, he didn’t know the move would mean sacrificing access to an education. Gray guessed he… Wed, 04 Mar 2020 12:27:16 GMT /education/2020-03-04/lack-of-access-long-waitlists-education-in-illinois-prisons Lee V. Gaines | Illinois Newsroom /education/2020-01-22/missouri-program-works-to-keep-newly-released-prisoners-free-from-recidivism Before being released from prison, Melvin Hill Jr. was doing everything in his power to secure a sustainable job that would allow him to fulfill his… Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:18:57 GMT /education/2020-01-22/missouri-program-works-to-keep-newly-released-prisoners-free-from-recidivism Andrea Y. Henderson /health-science-environment/2019-12-20/illinois-state-prisons-must-overhaul-medical-care-for-transgender-prisoners-judge-rules A federal judge has ordered Illinois state prisons to immediately overhaul their policies for providing medical care to transgender inmates. Currently,… Fri, 20 Dec 2019 22:56:03 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-12-20/illinois-state-prisons-must-overhaul-medical-care-for-transgender-prisoners-judge-rules Kae M. Petrin /2019-11-19/lawyers-ask-judge-to-hold-illinois-in-contempt-over-treatment-of-prisoners-with-mental-illness Lawyers are asking a federal judge to hold the state of Illinois in contempt over the way it deals with mental illness in prisons. Tue, 19 Nov 2019 23:48:58 GMT /2019-11-19/lawyers-ask-judge-to-hold-illinois-in-contempt-over-treatment-of-prisoners-with-mental-illness Brian Mackey