Lawmakers should quickly pass a bill to require accurate data collection and transparency on solitary confinement.

A Bartonville man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison in connection with a botched robbery last winter that left two ...

John Howard Association Executive Director Jennifer Vollen-Katz is calling for major changes within the criminal justice ...

Bankston had no signs of trauma or any suspicious marks, authorities said. He had previously told jail officials that he had a terminal underlying health condition, officials said.

Beginning Jan. 1, offenders who go through the Adult Redeploy Illinois program will now be called “justice impacted ...

Illinois should join these states in recognizing that education is a powerful tool for reducing recidivism. Research from the Yale Policy Lab shows prison education programs have a profound effect ...

Inmate Juan Randolfo Parrado was found unresponsive Thursday evening, and was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.