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.

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

He’s among 800 people who have filed complaints since May against juvenile detention centers in Illinois alleging they were ...

When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens more serving time fo ...

Out of roughly 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder. Another hundred are serving time for other violent offenses. Yet ...

When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens more serving ...

Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard, chair of the Senate judiciary committee, praised Evers for proposing the closure of the 127-year-old prison in Green Bay. But he questioned the totality of the plan.“ ...

HILL WAS SENTENCED, BUT SAYS TWO FAMILIES LOS One of the four men accused of killing a 15-year-old girl will serve decades in prison. Jarrious Hill, now 21, was sentenced to 50 to 60 years for ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder and 100 more are serving ...