CHESTER — The deaths of three Illinois prisoners over three days from "probable intoxication" of an unknown substance have raised questions about drug use behind bars and whether inmates are ...

CHESTER — On Jan. 4, the city of Chester sent its second hardship letter in four months to the Illinois Comptroller’s Office requesting payment for utility bills for the Menard ...

Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Ill. is on lockdown as the Illinois Department of Corrections investigates an incident that occurred on the yard. Skip to content Heartland Eclipse 2024 ...

Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their supporters staged a rally in Chester on Monday, highlighting what they described as perilous working conditions at the state’s largest ...

Three inmates at the Menard Correctional Center in Chester died on three consecutive days this month, a Randolph County Herald Tribune report said. The Illinois Department of Corrections and the ...

Union staffers at Menard Correctional Center in Chester, IL protested what they say are unsafe conditions, staff shortage Metro-East News Southern IL prison staff pickets ...

CHESTER, Ill. -- A dozen staff members at a southern Illinois correctional facility were taken to a hospital after experiencing some medical symptoms. A spokesperson with the Illinois Department ...

R ANDOLPH COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A staff member at Menard Correctional Center had to be revived with Narcan, according to internal documents from the Illinois Department of Corrections.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Kim Butler was named warden of Menard Correctional Center on Wednesday. CHESTER • Kim Butler, a 20-year veteran of the ...

CHESTER, Ill. — Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their supporters staged a rally alongside a busy street in Chester on Monday, highlighting what they described as perilous ...

Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their supporters staged a rally alongside a busy street in Chester on Monday, highlighting what they described as perilous working conditions ...