Horses finding a home at Illinois prison

Jun. 5, 2013
The Vandalia prison in southern Illinois used to be a farm and dairy where the inmates could work. These days instead of milking cows the inmates just mix powdered milk with water.

ACLU boosts suit against Illinois prisons

May. 31, 2013
A lawsuit over health care in prisons in Illinois is getting a boost from the American Civil Liberties Union.

IL moving inmates into gyms at six prisons

Feb. 15, 2013
The Illinois Department of Corrections has told the union for prison workers that they plan to start housing men in the gymnasiums at six already overcrowded prisons.

Shuttered prison won't house NATO offenders

May. 3, 2012
The Illinois Department of Corrections says it won't reopen a shuttered prison in suburban Chicago to house protesters arrested during this month's NATO summit.Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart floated that idea in recent days as he prepares for the possibility of a large number of arrests.

The cost of caring for Illinois' aging prison population

Jan. 5, 2011
Illinois’ prisons are strapped for cash and caring for the growing number of elderly prisoners is part of the problem. Inmates over 50 are a fairly small slice of the overall prison population.