Maxson, 63, was freed in 2016 after another man confessed to the grisly stabbing death of a 6-year-old boy and DNA evidence ...

According to local reports, prison officials stepped in to rescue the Swiss national at the Semnan prison, some 180 ...

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

Italian prisons should create “love rooms” so inmates can have sex with their wives or partners, say rights activists.

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 ...

While running for president in 2020, Biden’s campaign website said he would “work to pass legislation to eliminate the death ...

According to initial reconstructions, the capture of hostages It happened around 11:30 in the infirmary of the Arles prison, during the routine treatment of the prisoner. The Minister of Justice, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- President Joe Biden announced overnight he was commuting the sentences of 37 federal death row prisoners to life in prison without parole, including two from Illinois. President ...

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.

"The Illinois Department of Corrections is investigating the Illinois ... These cases include an in-custody death on Nov. 26, 2020, when an inmate died from "ligature strangulation," and another ...

including legislative debates and statutes (1981–2019), and 160 lawsuits filed by the Illinois Attorney General's office (1996–2015) against inmates and their families to recoup prison costs.

Ohio corrections officer dies after being attacked by inmate Canada’s Trudeau Is Likely to Resign This Week, Globe Says College basketball rankings: Auburn, Tennessee on top; Illinois makes big ...