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Illinois prisoners face long waits, unequal access to education and job training

Research shows getting educated in prison helps prevent people from going back. In Illinois, new state data shows higher ...
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For every person in an Illinois prison college class, another waits their turn.

Research shows getting educated in prison helps prevent people from going back. In Illinois, new state data shows higher ...
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Illinois Keeps Man Who Murdered His Mother In Women’s Prison

A women’s prison in Illinois currently houses a man who murdered his mother in 1995 and hid her body in a bathtub, documents show. Kmuel King Illinois Prison Records by Hudson Crozier Logan Correction ...

Under emergency rule, Illinois prisons begin withholding physical mail

The Illinois Department of Corrections has enacted an emergency rule change to prevent contraband from entering its prisons ...