/tags/illinois-prisons Illinois prisons en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-11-22/lawmakers-ban-paper-mail-illinois-prisons Drug-soaked paper is making its way into Illinois prisons, causing overdoses and staff safety concerns. But banning it could pose legal issues. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-11-22/lawmakers-ban-paper-mail-illinois-prisons Mawa Iqbal /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/2024-04-22/illinois-house-passes-hundreds-of-bills-including-kangaroo-ban The Illinois House also passed measures providing climate change-related professional development for teachers if funding is allocated; expanding pregnancy-related care, as well as adding transparency and reporting measures to prisoner medical release hearings. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-04-22/illinois-house-passes-hundreds-of-bills-including-kangaroo-ban Alex Abbeduto, Cole Longcor /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/2023-09-01/illinois-keeps-dying-and-disabled-prisoners-behind-bars-despite-new-medical-release-law Illinois lawmakers said hundreds would be released thanks to the Joe Coleman Medical Release Act. But so far, just 52 of them have gotten out. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2023-09-01/illinois-keeps-dying-and-disabled-prisoners-behind-bars-despite-new-medical-release-law Shannon Heffernan, Amy Qin, Carlos Ballesteros /law-order/2023-01-14/ig-report-shows-systemic-flaws-in-illinois-prison-hiring A simple case of nepotism showcased a much more pervasive problem of preferential hiring practices and a startling lack of hiring policy within the division of the Department of Corrections tasked with keeping prisons safe and investigating alleged misconduct within the agency. Sat, 14 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2023-01-14/ig-report-shows-systemic-flaws-in-illinois-prison-hiring Charlie Schlenker /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 /law-order/2021-10-28/the-alton-woman-who-killed-her-babies-has-been-granted-parole The Illinois Prisoner Review Board granted parole to Paula Sims after three hours of testimony and discussion. Sims was convicted of first-degree murder in 1990. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:58:51 GMT /law-order/2021-10-28/the-alton-woman-who-killed-her-babies-has-been-granted-parole Teri Maddox /government-politics-issues/2021-07-21/census-bureau-will-make-it-easier-for-cities-to-avoid-prison-gerrymandering The bureau will include the number of incarcerated people in reapportionment data going to cities, counties and states next month. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:15:34 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-07-21/census-bureau-will-make-it-easier-for-cities-to-avoid-prison-gerrymandering Eric Schmid