Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

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The Collins Correctional Facility in southern Erie County was locked down after inmates controlled three dormitories at the ...

In the wake of further violence in state prisons, North Country lawmakers are again calling for drastic prison reform. “It is ...

Out of roughly 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder. Another hundred are serving time for other violent offenses. Yet ...

A state prison was locked down after uprising inmates injured three guards and took control of three dorms — days after the ...