SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn's decision to halt an early prisoner release program has led to woeful living conditions for inmates at the Vandalia Correctional Center, a new report concludes.

(WAND) - The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Second Chances program and the Vandalia Correctional Center have teamed up to offer a program for offenders to learn equestrian skills. The TRF ...

SPRINGFIELD - Vandalia Correctional Center will remain open until the current budget dispute is settled, but the Illinois Department of Corrections is continuing to prepare for the prison's ...

The average annual cost per offender was $70,366 as of fiscal year 2020. The Vandalia Correctional Center, a minimum-security facility for men, opened in 1921. Its operational capacity is listed ...

A 92-minute, storm-caused blackout hit the minimum-security Vandalia Correctional Center on Aug. 20. During the outage, an inmate attacked a guard after other prisoners began getting "rowdy." ...

VANDALIA - A major campaign is under way to save 113 jobs from being axed at the Vandalia Correctional Center. The positions are due to be cut by Sept. 30 under a $1 billion money-saving plan ...

Today, the largest employer is the Vandalia Correctional Center, currently under investigation for allegations of overcrowding and prisoner mistreatment. Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed closing the ...

Marcus Battice, 21, got over the fence at Vandalia Correctional Center about 2 p.m., according to Tom Shaer, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Corrections. Shaer said the way Battice got ...

The Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia has two newly renovated housing wings where project participants will live. The wings will house 96 residents with ...

An inmate serving time at Vandalia Correctional Center on weapons charges now is facing murder charges stemming from a 2022 shooting outside an apartment complex in Waukegan. Anthony Gallegos ...

VANDALIA — Women's Eastern Correctional Center opened a rehabilitative program for incarcerated moms Thursday. The facility is housed in a previously empty wing that was renovated with seven new ...

Vandalia, Illinois. Serves 1,950 people. In some states a small percentage of tests were performed before water was treated, and some contaminants were subsequently removed or diluted. As a result ...