We thought the best way to get into the conversation was to bypass all of the stereotypical conversations that people imagine having with people serving long-term sentences and really dive into ...

A second Joliet man, Ryan Gooch, 19, has been arrested in connection with a shooting last month on Youngs Avenue. Gooch faces ...

Ryan Gooch, age 19, was taken into custody by members of the US Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force at a house in Joliet ...

When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

JOLIET — Will County's judges continue to utilize the Illinois SAFE-T-Act to keep Joliet citizens accused of violent crimes ...

Now, almost three decades after his arrest, a judge will decide whether to release Robert Johnson later this month.

The Illinois lawsuits are part of a wave of complaints against juvenile detention centers nationwide including in New Jersey, ...