Mental Health Needs Incentivize Expansion at McLean County Jail
Construction on the $45 million McLean County Jail project has officially reached its final phase and is slated to begin transferring inmates by early October.
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Illinois DOC to Build $150 Million Inpatient Treatment Center
The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is gearing up to build a $150 million mental health and medical correctional inpatient facility that will provide the most intensive level of care for offenders who struggle with mental illness and who require long-term skilled nursing care.
Illinois Governor Vetoes Voting Rights Bill
Throughout the United States, the general policy has been to strip former felons of the right to vote — often permanently — while more moderate forces have been championing the potential restoration of the formerly incarcerated to be able to vote upon release.
Illinois Correctional Center Inmates Training Dogs to Help Veterans
An enterprising prison in Illinois is bringing man and his best friend together in an enterprising new way, thanks to a program wherein inmates have turned to woodworking in order to make temporary quarters for canines to be sent to no-kill shelters in the community
Illinois Senators, Congresswoman Back Thomson Prison Population Increase
Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Tami Duckworth, and Rep. Cheri Bustos — all Democrats — released a joint statement earlier in June after the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) gave the go-ahead to increase the population at Thomson penitentiary.