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Johnny Page saw something as a child that no young person should ever see. “I witnessed my cousin being killed when I was maybe six, seven-years-old,”...
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Stateville Calling is a documentary about parole reform and its effect on aging prisoners. The film follows 84-year-old activist Bill Ryan as he works...
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A shuttered southern Illinois prison is infested with mold, dimming area residents' hopes it may someday reopen.The Southern Illinoisan reports an…
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Earlier this year, I reported for Illinois Newsroom that the Illinois Department of Corrections spent less than $300 on books for its educational...
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A new report suggests a third of the deaths in Illinois prisons are preventable.
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Although Marsha Griffin did not win her race for the 115th Illinois House district seat, she will continue to be an activist.The Jonesboro woman has been…
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A federal inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Marion is guilty of filing fictitious involuntary bankruptcy petitions.Fifty-five year old Kurt F. Johnson…
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A new report is trying to calculate a more realistic tally of what crime costs in Illinois.
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Governor Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation intended to prevent wrongful convictions.
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Simple, everyday tasks – like ordering coffee, crossing the street, or getting gas – can be an obstacle, or an intimidating challenge for people...