The department, she said, has worked to reduce Illinois’ prison population, while it has continued to “aggressively” recruit to fill openings statewide. Menard Correctional Center had 817 ...

A spokesperson with the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) responded to WSIL's request for information and said one of their staff members at the Menard Correctional Center had medical ...

CHESTER — The deaths of three Illinois prisoners over three days from ... of the deaths that occurred in September of last year at Menard Correctional Center in Chester.

CARTERVILLE, Ill. -- Multiple incidents have been reported in recent weeks at correctional facilities in Illinois, some of which resulted in hospital trips for officers, staff members and others.

CHICAGO (CBS)-- The Chicago-based John Howard Association prison watchdog group says the Menard Correctional Center downstate is becoming increasingly dangerous. As WBBM Newsradio's David Roe ...

The department, she said, has worked to reduce Illinois’ prison population, while it has continued to “aggressively” recruit to fill openings statewide. Menard Correctional Center had 817 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHESTER, Ill. – The Illinois State ...

Illinois’ Department of Corrections said it acted swiftly following ... According to records, Lisa Goldman, the treatment unit administrator at Menard, said that prior to Curtis’ death ...

For Joseph, locked inside Menard Correctional Center ... system – many more responded like Stacy Erica, inside Illinois River Correctional Center. “I do not believe it exists in [the Illinois ...

Prisons, Menard in particular ... declined comment on the case. Illinois Department of Corrections spokeswoman Stacey Solano stressed "an extensive review process" matches cellmates based on ...

SPRINGFIELD — For the third time in as many months, the death of a Menard prison inmate has resulted in a murder charge. Randolph County State’s Attorney Jeremy Walker told The Associated ...