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 ...

Bruce Mendenhall on Monday was ordered to serve 65 years in prison after being found guilty of murder last month in the ...

11. Legislation in the Illinois statehouse could open up state financial aid to college students in prison. Charlotte West/Open Campus Share Jose Vidaurri was serving more than 20 years in prison ...

Illinois once offered some form of higher education in every prison. But in 1987, state lawmakers passed legislation barring incarcerated students from receiving state financial aid for college ...

An Illinois trucker linked to the deaths of at least half a dozen women received a 65-year prison sentence for the killing of one of his victims, an Indianapolis woman. Bruce Mendenhall ...