Uptown People’s Law Center and Equip for Equality filed a class action lawsuit against IDOC Director Latoya Hughes on behalf of the nearly 13,000 people with mental illness in the state’s prisons — ...

The lawsuit, filed with the help of the Uptown People’s Law Center, claims the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) relies on isolation, violence and discipline in place of actual mental health ...

CNBC Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss the market's reaction to new comments on Donald ...

Ten prison guards were charged in connection with the fatal beating of a ...

Three appellate judges denied a request for further forensic testing in the 1991 homicide case of Jamie Snow, who was convicted of killing William Little and is now appealing the denial of his ...

A man has been convicted of stabbing to death a transgender actor and model in ...

Illinois Senate Democrats passed a plan last week to raise the minimum detainment age for minors from 10 to 12 years old.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed the death warrant for Glen Rogers, a man who was convicted of murdering a woman ...

A local nonprofit puts its own spin on a popular board game as a way to show others how it feels to re-enter society after ...

Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois hosted a simulation of life after prison at Highland Community College, highlighting the challenges released inmates face in getting back on their feet.

One of the biggest film productions ever to put St. Louis on the cinematic map was 1980s cult classic "Escape From New York," ...

Sponsors and advocates say studies have proven that an overdose is the leading cause of death for people recently released from correctional facilities.