Upon her release, Benford entered a residential program in Chicago that supported women exiting the prison ... Illinois was to Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln. "They said they couldn't get a ...

“This isn’t big brother in the state coming down and saying we are going to do this. This is us trying to work with you.” A new women’s prison would create about 100 full-time ...

A separate bill calls on the Illinois State Board of Education to create a resource for K-12 STEM teachers to inform young women pursuing STEM careers about externship and volunteer opportunities ...

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a proposed law that would give incarcerated survivors of domestic violence the ability to seek a sentence reduction if violence or abuse suffered by such ...

(WAND) — Illinois judges are required to consider a person's youth during sentencing, yet many people are serving life sentences without parole because they were sentenced before state law ...

PEORIA — Sunday's short trip to Bradley's Renaissance Coliseum could have long term negative effects for the Illinois State women's basketball team. The Redbirds damaged their hopes for a top ...

President Donald Trump ordered a halt to gender-affirming medical care for transgender prisoners in federal custody, and to ...

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A caregiver will spend the next 25 years in prison after he sexually assaulted and impregnated a severely disabled woman who lives at the Illinois ... the Kane County State’s Attorney’s ...

Missouri State women's basketball is one win away from winning a Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship. The Lady Bears took care of business with a 72-47 win over Illinois State ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — The Illinois State Police (ISP) is set to host its inaugural all-women recruitment event, aiming to encourage women to explore diverse career paths within the agency. The ...

(WAOW) -- An Illinois man will spend more than a decade ... Edwin Lewis of Park Forest was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. Charges include conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine ...