1924: Stateville prison in Joliet was dedicated. More than 2,000 people traveled to see what was then known as the world’s ...

A December 2024 order prompted by class actions required the US Bureau of Prisons to provide proper safeguards to prevent ...

Jailed in Singapore and the US, Amos Yee's past decade has been embroiled in controversy. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The man convicted of killing two women in a drunk driving crash in Urbana was back in court on Tuesday, this time for ...

CHICAGO -- Federal authorities have accused three Illinois correctional officers of providing drugs to inmates at the Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, and one of the officers is charged with ...

Gov. Hochul has ordered the closure of an upstate prison but opted not to close two more prisons, as had been previously approved in the state budget, managing to anger both correction officers union ...

TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE JUSTICE OCCURS IN THIS CASE. OTHER NEWS RIGHT NOW, FOUR INMATES WERE INJURED IN A PRISON RIOT THAT BROKE OUT IN FOLSOM. THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SAYS IT HAPPENED AT ...

Alabama’s new 4,000-bed men’s prison in Elmore County will not be finished as early as expected. The completion date has moved from June 8, 2026 to Oct. 15, 2026, as reported by Alabama Daily News.

The Virginia State Police (VSP) has provided more information on a fatal crash involving a pedestrian. GALLERY: Snow dazzles across Central Virginia Snow seen across Central Virginia on December 5, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The family of an inmate who died last week at the South Dakota State Penitentiary is speaking out about their concerns about inmate safety behind bars. Nancy, the ...

Dr. Salvador Plasencia was the first to be sentenced of five defendants who pleaded guilty in connection with Perry's 2023 ...