The outcome of the appeal, brought by GEO Group, could set important legal precedent on wages for detainees who work in ...

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.

The Shelby County Jail is aging, has failing infrastructure and is overcrowded. The sheriff's office allowed reporters inside Feb. 11.

Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

How did the proposed prison make it to 2025 and what are the common questions that continue to be addressed in various ...

An upstate prison was still locked down Thursday after guards retook control of three dorms following an inmate uprising ...