SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Thousands of flowers are in bloom at the Illinois State Fair. It may surprise you to learn who is behind all of the beautiful landscaping: Inmates from the Illinois Department of ...

State of Illinois High School Diploma or an exemption approved by the Department; have served at least 30 days of the term of imprisonment in the facility where th ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois' most-hardened criminals are no match for COVID-19 as the virus is infecting inmates in several state prisons at a startling pace. At one state prison on Monday more than 40% ...

CARTERVILLE, Ill (WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Corrections began electronically scanning all inmate mail on August 14, aiming to reduce drugs and contraband in prisons. State Sen. Terri Bryant ...

The Illinois Department of Corrections announced a pilot program to provide free phone calls to individuals in custody. Starting Nov. 3, each person in custody will receive 775 free domestic phone ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Among the ...

The medical care of the nearly 30,000 people locked up in Illinois state prisons is in limbo, after the Illinois Department of Corrections announced negotiations with its chosen health care provider ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Department of Corrections was grilled by the top committee of state lawmakers Tuesday over an emergency rule that allowed the agency to temporarily scan ...

(The Center Square) – Despite a myriad of ongoing issues at the Illinois Department of Corrections, state senators approved the nomination of Acting Director Latoya Hughes to stay in charge with a six ...