Rob Wildeboer
Lawmaker wants proof of prison care audit
State Rep. Greg Harris wants an examination of how the state failed to audit Wexford Health Sources before signing a $1.4 billion contract.
Illinois signed $1.4 billion prison contract without doing homework
A study found that Illinois never audited Wexford Health Sources’ performance providing private health care to inmates before re-upping Wexford’s contract.
Inmate says he lost 60 lbs while waiting 8 weeks with a broken jaw
Illinois pays a private firm millions to take care of the medical needs of prisoners. But evidence suggests the care is terrible and painful for prisoners.
More time for indicted lawmaker’s attorneys to probe source
A judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors must turn over so-called 3500 and Giglio materials to Smith’s attorneys 60 days before trial.
Attorneys for Derrick Smith want bribery recordings thrown out
Attorneys for the former Illinois Representative will be attacking the credibility of prosecutors and their main witness.
Torture Commission funding cut
Five homicide cases from the 1990s are being reviewed by judges to see if the confessions in the cases were tortured, and due to funding cuts, they may be the last.
4 cleared in ‘94 rape, murder
They each spent about 15 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit.